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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-1184

Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) for Windows NT 4.0, 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a BuildContextW request with a large (1) UuidString or (2) GuidIn of a…

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 29.8%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 29.8%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) for Windows NT 4.0, 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a BuildContextW request with a large (1) UuidString or (2) GuidIn of a certain length, which causes an out-of-range memory access, aka the MSDTC Denial of Service Vulnerability. NOTE: this is a variant of CVE-2005-2119.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
29.84% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/distributed transaction coordinator · microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows nt · microsoft/windows xp
Source
secure@microsoft.com

References

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