CVE-2005-1218 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 57.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The Microsoft Windows kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) requests.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 57.34% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-08-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows 2003 server |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP SP2 - 'rdpwd.sys' Remote Kernel Denial of Service | 2005-08-09 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112146383919436&w=2
- http://security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2783
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/490628
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/904797.mspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14259
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-221A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-041
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100092
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A180
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A346
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A376
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A609
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A618
- https://www.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2005-July/002188.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112146383919436&w=2
- http://security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2783
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/490628
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/904797.mspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14259
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-221A.html
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