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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-1980

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…

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 33.3%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 33.3%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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."

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
33.33% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows xp
Source
secure@microsoft.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.