Thread-topic: [SA22676] Sun Solaris NVIDIA Graphics Driver Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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> TITLE:
> Sun Solaris NVIDIA Graphics Driver Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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> SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
> SA22676
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> VERIFY ADVISORY:
> http://secunia.com/advisories/22676/
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> CRITICAL:
> Highly critical
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> IMPACT:
> Privilege escalation, DoS, System access
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> WHERE:
> From remote
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> OPERATING SYSTEM:
> Sun Solaris 10
> http://secunia.com/product/4813/
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> DESCRIPTION:
> Sun has acknowledged a vulnerability in Sun Solaris, which can be
> exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges and
> potentially by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
>
> For more information:
> SA22419
>
> The vulnerability affects Nvidia Graphics Driver for Solaris 10
> versions 1.0-8762 and 1.0-8774 (x86/x64 platform) and Nvidia Graphics
> Driver for Linux versions 1.0-8762 and 1.0-8774 on Ultra 20, Ultra
> 20M2, and Ultra 40 systems.
>
> SOLUTION:
> Update to version 1.0-8776.
>
> Ultra 20, Ultra 20M2:
> http://www.sun.com/desktop/workstation/ultra20/downloads.jsp
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> Ultra 40:
> http://www.sun.com/desktop/workstation/ultra40/downloads.jsp
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> ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
> http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102693-1
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> OTHER REFERENCES:
> SA22419:
> http://secunia.com/advisories/22419/
>