{
    "id": "CVE-2005-1979",
    "published": "2005-10-12 13:04:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:14:01",
    "cvss_score": "5.0",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.32823",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98301",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:14:43",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_2000"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_2003_server"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_xp"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "1352",
            "title": "Microsoft Windows - DTC Remote (MS05-051) (2)",
            "date": "2005-12-01",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1352"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "26341",
            "title": "Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 - MSDTC TIP Denial of Service (MS05-051)",
            "date": "2005-10-11",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26341"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "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"
    ]
}