CVE-2005-1980

Microsoft Windows - DTC Remote (MS05-051)

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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."

Remote exploitation of a denial of service vulnerability within various versions of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system allows attackers to flood systems with connection attempts from legitimate MSDTC servers. The vulnerability specifically exists because of the functionality in the TIP protocol that allows a remote IP address and port number to be specified for a connection. iDEFENSE has confirmed the existence and exploitability of this vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4. All versions of Microsoft Windows with the vulnerable service running are suspected vulnerable.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2005-06-17 CVE Reserved
2005-10-11 CVE Published
2005-12-01 First Exploit
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-06-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (16)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/17161	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17172	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17223	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17509	Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015037	Vdb Entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15059	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1136	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1182	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1203	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1253	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1325	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1413	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1352	2005-12-01

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=319&type=vulnerabilities	2018-10-12
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-051	2018-10-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 2000 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2000"				*		sp4, fr		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 2003 Server Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2003 Server"				64-bit Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2003 Server" and version "64-bit"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 2003 Server Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2003 Server"				itanium Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2003 Server" and version "itanium"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 2003 Server Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2003 Server"				r2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2003 Server" and version "r2"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 2003 Server Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2003 Server"				sp1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2003 Server" and version "sp1"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 2003 Server Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2003 Server"				sp1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2003 Server" and version "sp1"		itanium		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Xp Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Xp"				*		64-bit		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Xp Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Xp"				*		sp1, tablet_pc		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Xp Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Xp"				*		sp2, tablet_pc		Affected