5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2005-1979
Microsoft Windows MSDTC TCP Denial of Service
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 12, 2005, 1:04 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:58 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-1979 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_2000
2 Microsoft windows_2003_server
3 Microsoft windows_xp
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-1979.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/17161
http://secunia.com/advisories/17172
http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
http://secunia.com/advisories/17509
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015037
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=320&type=vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15058
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-051
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%3A1338
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1513
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%3A686
http://secunia.com/advisories/17161
http://secunia.com/advisories/17172
http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
http://secunia.com/advisories/17509
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015037
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=320&type=vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15058
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-051
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%3A1338
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1513
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%3A686

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-1979 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-1979 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17161
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17172
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17509
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1015037
    Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
    Added Reference http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=320&type=vulnerabilities
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15058
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-051
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1134
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1283
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1338
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1513
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1550
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A686
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-051.mspx [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-051 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1513 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1550 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1134 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:686 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1283 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1338 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A686 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1550 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1513 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1338 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1283 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1134 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-1979 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-1979 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

26.32 }} 5.90%

score

0.96741

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability