MEDIUM
keystone.exe in nVIDIA nView allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a long command line argument
Published Dec 7, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.70%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.70% 0.02700
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02700
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.70% (0.02700) | 85.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.47% (0.02474) | 82.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.44% (0.02443) | 84.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00778) | 82.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00778) | 81.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 0.73% (0.00730) | 78.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2023 | 0.68% (0.00682) | 77.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.63% (0.00626) | 75.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1973 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452439/100/100/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21260 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1973 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452439/100/100/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21260 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 7, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 6, 2006
Link CVE-2006-6340
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a