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CVE-2004-2527

Medium

Description

The local and remote desktop login screens in Microsoft Windows XP before SP2 and 2003 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) by repeatedly using the WinKey+"U" key combination, which causes multiple copies of Windows Utility Manager to be loaded more quickly than they can be closed when the copies detect that another instance is running.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.4
Exploit probability—
ProductWindows XP
PublishedDec 31, 2004
First seenDec 31, 2004

How to fix

Update
  • Microsoft Windows XPSP2 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Microsoft Windows XPNo range specifiedSP2

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