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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.

Published

2006-10-31T01:07:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.6 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application microsoft windows_nt_helper_components * Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_xp * Yes
References