CVE-2006-5614

Public Exploit

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.

2.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 88.34% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5614?: CVE-2006-5614 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5614?: To fix CVE-2006-5614, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-5614 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5614 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~88% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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