CVE-2006-5614

N/A Unknown
Published: October 31, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061028.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/22592
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017133
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/30096
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20804
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4248
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29917
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2672
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061028.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22592
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017133
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/30096
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20804
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4248
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29917
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2672
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft