Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000
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 number after an error occurs, aka the "Distributed TIP Vulnerability."
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.333 (98.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.333 · newest: 0.333 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server — versions 64-bit, itanium, r2
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/17161 (third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1253 (signature, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-051 (vendor-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1413 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1136 (signature, vdb-entry)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
- secunia.com/advisories/17223 (third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1203 (signature, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-1980?
- CVE-2005-1980 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000. Published 2005-10-12.
- Is CVE-2005-1980 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.