CVE-2005-1979 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Controller (MSDTC) service affecting Windows 2000, 2003 Server, and XP. An unauthenticated remote attacker can crash the MSDTC service by sending an unexpected protocol command during a reconnection request via the Transaction Internet Protocol (TIP) functionality. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity) due to its network attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. While not listed in CISA KEV, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:* | ||
64-bitCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
itaniumCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:itanium:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
r2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
sp1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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