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CVE-2005-1980

37
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-1980 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Distributed Transaction Controller (DTC) service within Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003 Server, and XP. A remote attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted Transaction Internet Protocol (TIP) message, causing the DTC service to repeatedly attempt connections to a target, leading to a service hang. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for partial availability impact. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists, and there is no evidence of widespread active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
30.77%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-1352 · Dec 1, 2005
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3077 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 23,705 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-051
secunia.com / advisories/17161
secunia.com / advisories/17172
secunia.com / advisories/17223
secunia.com / advisories/17509
securitytracker.com / id
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1136
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1182
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1203
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1253
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1325
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1413
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
idefense.com / application/poi/display
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/15059