CVE-2005-1979 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 32.8% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Distributed Transaction Controller in Microsoft Windows allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (MSDTC service exception and exit) via an "unexpected protocol command during the reconnection request," which is not properly handled by the Transaction Internet Protocol (TIP) functionality.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 32.82% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-10-12 |
| 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 - DTC Remote (MS05-051) (2) | 2005-12-01 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 - MSDTC TIP Denial of Service (MS05-051) | 2005-10-11 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17161
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17172
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17509
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015037
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=320&type=vulnerabilities
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15058
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-051
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1134
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1283
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1338
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1513
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1550
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A686
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17161
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17172
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17509
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015037
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