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CVE-2005-1980 EXPLOIT

5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 33.3% (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 hang) via a crafted Transaction Internet Protocol (TIP) message that causes DTC to repeatedly connect to a target IP and port number after an error occurs, aka the "Distributed TIP Vulnerability."

Scoring

CVSS5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS33.33% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2005-10-12
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (3)

VendorProduct
microsoftwindows 2000
microsoftwindows 2003 server
microsoftwindows xp

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dbMicrosoft Windows - DTC Remote (MS05-051) (2)2005-12-01

References

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