Microsoft Windows registry key connection denial of service
| windows-registry-key-dos (19220) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a vulnerability in the HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion registry key. A local or remote authenticated attacker could make multiple connections to this registry key from the same process to cause the system to stop responding and deny access to all users.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Windows 2000
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server
- Microsoft, Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft, Windows XP
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Securiteam Mailing List Windows Focus 27 Jan. 2005, HKLM CurrentVersion Locking at http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5FP0L20EKE.html.
- Vuln-Dev Mailing List, Wed Jan 26 2005 - 08:34:46 CST , HKLM locking at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2005-q1/0008.html.
Reported:
Jan 26, 2005
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