Re: [ GLSA 200611-03 ] NVIDIA binary graphics driver: Privilege escalation vulnerability

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Re: [ GLSA 200611-03 ] NVIDIA binary graphics driver: Privilege escalation vulnerability

Subject: Re: [ GLSA 200611-03 ] NVIDIA binary graphics driver: Privilege escalation vulnerability
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:10:02 +0100
From: Raphael Marichez <suppressed>

> um ... doesn't that make it a *remote* privilege escalation ?


in a certain way... you're right... although that requires the user
complicity, strictly speaking, you're right.


The guy who would manage to remotely root a box with that vulnerability would
be really good. The real serious risk is local only. (think about all
that unpatched linux boxes in the universities...)

Cheers,
-- 
Raphaël Marichez aka Falco

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