CVE-2006-5614

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Published Oct 31, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 2.6 Low EPSS 79.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Windows NAT Helper Components (ipnathlp.dll) on Windows XP SP2, when Internet Connection Sharing is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (svchost.exe crash) via a malformed DNS query, which results in a null pointer dereference.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_nt_helper_components:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 79.6% (79.585% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061028.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22592
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017133
http://www.osvdb.org/30096
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20804
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4248
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29917
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2672

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Nt Helper Components Windows Xp

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:55 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 31, 2006, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:55 PM
Reserved: Oct 30, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:31 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 31, 2006, 1:07 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:31 PM

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