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VulnerabilityModified

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…

LOW 2.6EPSS 79.2%

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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.

CVSS 2.0
2.6 LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
79.21% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/windows nt helper components · microsoft/windows xp
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.