30096 : Microsoft Windows NAT Helper Components ipnathlp.dll with ICS Malformed DNS Query DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-10-28

Description

Windows NAT Helper Components contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a malformed DNS query is sent to the host computer using Internet Connection Sharing. An attacker can crash the service on the remote machine resulting in a loss of availability.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Public

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Microsoft Corporation
Windows
XP SP2

References

Tools & Filters

Snort

8709 8710

Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 2.6
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-10-31 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_0 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_0 Integrity_impact_0 Availability_impact_1

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