CVE-2015-7866 The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package nvidia-graphics-drivers-352  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-NVIDIAGRAPHICSDRIVERS352-624672
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed24 Nov 2015

Introduced: 24 Nov 2015

CVE-2015-7866  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:14.04.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nvidia-graphics-drivers-352 package and not the nvidia-graphics-drivers-352 package as distributed by Ubuntu.

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the Smart Maximize Helper (nvSmartMaxApp.exe) in the Control Panel in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.92, R352 before 354.35, and R358 before 358.87 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse application, as demonstrated by C:\Program.exe.