CVE-2006-6340 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.7% (pctl 85)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
keystone.exe in nVIDIA nView allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a long command line argument. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses security boundaries. If not, then this is not a vulnerability.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.7% — more likely to be exploited than 85% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-12-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| nvidia | nview |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Nvidia NView 3.5 - 'Keystone.exe' Local Denial of Service | 2006-11-23 |
References
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