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Status published
Medium
CVE-2005-1979
Distributed Transaction Controller in Microsoft Windows allows remote servers to...
Vulnerability Description
Distributed Transaction Controller in Microsoft Windows allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (MSDTC service exception and exit) via an "unexpected protocol command during the reconnection request," which is not properly handled by the Transaction Internet Protocol (TIP) functionality.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17161
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1134
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1283
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1513
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-051
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015037
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1550
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1338
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=320&type=vulnerabilities
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17172
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A686
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17509
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15058
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Vulnerable Versions:
64-bit, itanium, r2, sp1
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 11th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.