VDB-33652 · CVE-2006-6340 · BID 21260

nVIDIA nView keystone.exe line denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in nVIDIA nView. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file keystone.exe. Executing a manipulation of the argument line can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-6340. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in nVIDIA nView (the affected version unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the file keystone.exe. The manipulation of the argument line with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 12/06/2006 by Hessam-x as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-6340 since 12/06/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 21260†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

11/23/2006 🔍
12/06/2006 +13 days 🔍
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12/06/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3018 days 🔍
09/29/2017 +932 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Hessam-x
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-6340 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6340
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33652
SecurityFocus: 21260 - Nvidia NView Keystone.EXE Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 09/29/2017 09:10
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (48), 09/29/2017 09:10 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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