Vulnerability Name:

CCN-19220

Published:2005-01-26
Updated:2005-01-26
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
4.0 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: Vuln-Dev Mailing List, Wed Jan 26 2005 - 08:34:46 CST
HKLM locking

Source: CCN
Type: Securiteam Mailing List Windows Focus 27 Jan. 2005
HKLM CurrentVersion Locking

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
windows-registry-key-dos(19220)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft windows nt 4.0
    microsoft windows 2000 *
    microsoft windows xp
    microsoft windows 2003 server *