Is CVE-2006-5614 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-5614 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-23.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-5614?

CVE-2006-5614 has a CVSS score of 2.6 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2006-5614?

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CVE-2006-5614 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2006-5614?

2 products: microsoft windows nt helper components, microsoft windows xp.

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 Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: high
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: MICROSOFT
Published: 10/31/2006
Last Modified: 4/23/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2006-5614

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