Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-1792 (CCN-21931)

Assigned:2004-12-28
Published:2004-12-28
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary:Memory leak in Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) by creating security contexts more quickly than they can be cleared from the RPC cache.
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 (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
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 Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-1792

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Help and Support
A memory leak causes Windows XP to become unresponsive

Source: MSKB
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
890196

Source: MISC
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/windows-wmi-rpc.html

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
13020

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 13020
Microsoft Windows XP RPC Cache Memory Leak

Source: BID
Type: Patch
13801

Source: CCN
Type: BID-13801
Microsoft Windows XP Windows Management Instrumentation Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
winxp-memory-leak(21931)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:home:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft windows xp *
    microsoft windows xp * gold
    microsoft windows xp * sp1
    microsoft windows xp * sp2
    microsoft windows xp