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    CVE-2005-1979

    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.

    Published:Oct 11, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Oct 11, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.78938
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2000
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2003 Server
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Xp

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26341https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1352

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    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
    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
    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High