CVE-2006-5614 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the NAT service via malformed DNS queries when Internet Connection Sharing is enabled, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-5614?
CVE-2006-5614 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Xp, published on 31 Oct 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5614?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows Nt Helper Components, Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5614?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5614 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-5614 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5614 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pgw5-3h46-mwq2.