CVE-2005-1979

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium

CVSS5.0

Exploit probability—

Product

Microsoft Windows

PublishedOct 12, 2005

First seenOct 12, 2005

How to fix

Vendor advisories

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-051

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
microsoft windows_2000	No range specified	—
microsoft windows_2003_server	64-bit, itanium, r2, sp1	—
microsoft windows_xp	No range specified	—

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