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CVE-2006-5379

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 26.66%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-10-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects Linux. Its EPSS score suggests a 26.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2006-5379
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
26.66%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The accelerated rendering functionality of NVIDIA Binary Graphics Driver (binary blob driver) For Linux v8774 and v8762, and probably on other operating systems, allows local and remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large width value in a font glyph, which can be used to overwrite arbitrary memory locations.