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Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability

Secunia Advisory:	SA16071
Release Date:	2005-07-14
Last Update:	2005-11-21

Critical:	Moderately critical
Impact:	DoS
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

OS:	Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition Microsoft Windows XP Embedded Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional


CVE reference:	CVE-2005-1218 (Secunia mirror)

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Description: Tom Ferris has reported a vulnerability in Windows, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). The vulnerability is caused due to an error in Remote Desktop Services (disabled by default except on Windows XP Media Center Edition) and can be exploited to cause the system to crash via a specially crafted RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) request. Do you have this product installed on your home computer? Scan using the free Personal Software Inspector. Check if a vulnerable version is installed on computers in your corporate network, using the Network Software Inspector. Solution: Apply patches. Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (requires SP 4): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=18255896-8C5D-45C5-8840-C0C6EE1B14BB Microsoft Windows XP (requires SP 1 or SP 2): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=A229F193-DA3F-4014-925D-1EACF5BA296C Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=79AD267F-1A2E-4597-AFD6-53369F0DD8B7 Microsoft Windows XP Embedded (with SP2): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=e7b6d199-7607-44a8-96fd-5a2386427bd9 Microsoft Windows XP Embedded (with SP1): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=47633799-2103-4fc2-b63d-a9581a2d2f2d Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (with or without SP 1): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=EFD642EF-95E2-4A99-8FFD-6032D86282A2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems (with or without SP 1): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=E5342572-C494-489D-A69E-290070EBFF1C Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=F3DBA966-0F24-4129-9B55-2144E7F9D5DA Provided and/or discovered by: Tom Ferris Changelog: 2005-07-18: Updated credits and added additional information from Microsoft. 2005-07-26: Added CVE reference. 2005-08-09: Microsoft has released patches. 2005-08-10: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note. 2005-11-21: Added patch information for Windows XP Embedded. Original Advisory: MS05-041 (KB899591): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-041.mspx Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/904797.mspx Security-Protocols: http://security-protocols.com/advisory/sp-x16-advisory.txt http://security-protocols.com/modules...me=News&file=article&sid=2783 Other References: US-CERT VU#490628: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/490628



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