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Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability Advisory Available in Danish 

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.

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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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