MSDTC network message denial of service
| msdtc-message-dos (25558) |  Low Risk |
Description:
The Microsoft Distributed Transaction Service Coordinator (MSDTC) installed on Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a buffer overflow in the MSDTC service. By sending a specially-crafted network message to the system, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and cause the MSDTC service to stop responding.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft, Windows 2003
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP1 Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP1
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP2
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-018. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- eEye Digital Security Advisory AD20060509a, Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator Heap Overflow at http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20060509a.html.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-018, Vulnerability in Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator Could Lead to Denial of Service (913580) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-018.mspx.
- ASA-2006-099: Windows Security Updates for May 2006 - (MS06-018 - MS06-020)
- BID-17905: Microsoft Windows MSDTC Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- 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.
- OSVDB ID: 25336: Microsoft Windows Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC) BuildContextW Request DoS
- SA20000: Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator Two Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016047: Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1742: Microsoft Windows Distributed Transaction Coordinator Multiple Vulnerabilities (MS06-018)
Reported:
May 09, 2006
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