CVE-2005-1979
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CVE-2005-1979 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 36.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 2000 | All versions | Sp4 |
| Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | 64-bit | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | itanium | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | r2 | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | sp1 | — |
| Microsoft | Windows Xp | All versions | — |
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