First published: Tue May 09 2006(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator | ||
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp5 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp3 | |
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =web | |
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =enterprise | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | ||
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp6a | |
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =enterprise_64-bit | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =gold | |
Microsoft Windows 2000 | ||
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp6 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | ||
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp3 | |
Microsoft Windows 2000 | =sp4 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | ||
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp6 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp4 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp5 | |
Microsoft Windows 2000 | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp4 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp6 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp4 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp6a | |
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =r2 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp6a | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp6a | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp4 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp6 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows 2000 | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp4 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp6 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | ||
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp3 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp5 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =standard | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp6a | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp3 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp3 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp5 | |
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =r2 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp5 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows 2000 | =sp3 |
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
CVE-2006-1184 has a high severity rating due to its potential to cause a denial of service by crashing affected systems.
To fix CVE-2006-1184, apply the latest security patches and updates provided by Microsoft for the affected operating systems.
CVE-2006-1184 affects Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator on Windows NT 4.0, 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003.
CVE-2006-1184 is a denial of service vulnerability that can be exploited remotely.
While there are no specific documented workarounds for CVE-2006-1184, limiting network access to affected services can help mitigate risks.