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CVE-2006-1184

UnknownEPSS 29.72%

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CVE-2006-1184 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) for Windows NT 4.0, 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a BuildContextW request with a large (1) UuidString or (2) GuidIn of a certain length, which causes an out-of-range memory access, aka the MSDTC Denial of Service Vulnerability. NOTE: this is a variant of CVE-2005-2119.. EPSS estimates a 29.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) for Windows NT 4.0, 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a BuildContextW request with a large (1) UuidString or (2) GuidIn of a certain length, which causes an out-of-range memory access, aka the MSDTC Denial of Service Vulnerability. NOTE: this is a variant of CVE-2005-2119.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
29.72%

98.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftDistributed Transaction CoordinatorAll versions
MicrosoftWindows 2000All versions
MicrosoftWindows 2003 Serverenterprise
MicrosoftWindows 2003 Serverenterprise_64-bit
MicrosoftWindows 2003 Serverr2
MicrosoftWindows 2003 Serverstandard
MicrosoftWindows 2003 Serverweb
MicrosoftWindows Nt4.0
MicrosoftWindows XpAll versions

References

Timeline

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Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2006-1184?
Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) for Windows NT 4.0, 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a BuildContextW request with a large (1) UuidString or (2) GuidIn of a certain length, which causes an out-of-range memory access, aka the MSDTC Denial of Service Vulnerability. NOTE: this is a variant of CVE-2005-2119.
How severe is CVE-2006-1184?
Severity scoring for CVE-2006-1184 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 29.72% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1184?
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Source: NVD / NIST