Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 31, 2006· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2006-5614
CVE-2006-5614
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.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_nt_helper_components:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- secunia.com/advisories/22592nvdVendor Advisory
- research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061028.htmlnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.osvdb.org/30096nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20804nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4248nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29917nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2672nvd
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