Buffer overflow in Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator
CVE-2006-0034
Heap-based buffer overflow in the CRpcIoManagerServer::BuildContext function in msdtcprx.dll for Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long fifth argument to the BuildContextW or BuildContext opcode, which triggers a bug in the NdrAllocate function, aka the MSDTC Invalid Memory Access Vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.314 (98.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.314 · newest: 0.314 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server — versions enterprise, enterprise_64-bit, r2
- Microsoft Windows Nt — versions 4.0
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-05/0269.html (mailing-list)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1222 (signature, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1477 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433677/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17906 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/25335 (vdb-entry)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-05/0238.html (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25559 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433430/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-0034?
- CVE-2006-0034 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2006-05-10.
- Is CVE-2006-0034 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.