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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-2119

The MIDL_user_allocate function in the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) proxy (MSDTCPRX.DLL) allocates a 4K page of memory regardless of the required size, which allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory locations using an…

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 35.5%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 35.5%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The MIDL_user_allocate function in the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) proxy (MSDTCPRX.DLL) allocates a 4K page of memory regardless of the required size, which allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory locations using an incorrect size value that is provided to the NdrAllocate function, which writes management data to memory outside of the allocated buffer.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
35.50% 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.