CVE-2006-5614 EXPLOIT
2.6
LOW · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 79.5% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 2.6 (LOW, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 79.54% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-10-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows nt helper components |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - NAT Helper Components Remote Denial of Service | 2006-10-30 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - NAT Helper Components 'ipnathlp.dll' Remote Denial of Service | 2006-10-28 |
References
- 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
- 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
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