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
Published May 9, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 29.84%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
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Configuration 2
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- enterprise
- enterprise_64-bit
- r2
- r2
- standard
- web
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
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- 4.0
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- 4.0
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- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 29.84% (0.29835) | 98.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 30.56% (0.30561) | 98.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 7, 2026 | 26.38% (0.26381) | 96.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 37.73% (0.37727) | 97.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 34.59% (0.34590) | 96.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 37.73% (0.37727) | 97.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 34.59% (0.34590) | 96.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 37.73% (0.37727) | 97.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 40.94% (0.40944) | 97.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 33.81% (0.33806) | 96.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 38.31% (0.38311) | 95.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 33.81% (0.33806) | 96.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 16.02% (0.16019) | 96.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 28, 2024 | 16.02% (0.16019) | 96.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 5, 2023 | 14.38% (0.14383) | 94.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 20, 2023 | 15.91% (0.15913) | 95.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 13, 2023 | 11.12% (0.11120) | 94.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 11.91% (0.11910) | 94.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 23.04% (0.23038) | 96.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 23.04% (0.23038) | 96.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 23.04% (0.23038) | 94.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20000 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/864 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016047 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20060509b.html x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/25336 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433425/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17905 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1742 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-018 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25558 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1295 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1779 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1912 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1990 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
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