Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Nt Helper Components
CVE-2006-5614
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.
EPSS: 0.792 (99.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows_nt_helper_components
- Microsoft Windows_xp
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-5614?
- CVE-2006-5614 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Nt Helper Components. Published 2006-10-31.
- Is CVE-2006-5614 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.