25336 : Microsoft Windows Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC) BuildContextW Request DoS
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about 1 year ago

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Disclosure
May 09, 2006

Discovery
Oct 11, 2006

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Keywords

 EEYEB20051011B

Description

 Microsoft Windows contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when the Distributed Transaction Coordinator receives a single BuildContextW request where the 'UuidString' or 'GuidIn' value has a maximum character count of 0x7D0, and will result in loss of availability for the service.

Classification

 Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Rumored / Private
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

 Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, the vendor has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products
Microsoft Corporation
Watch-list
Windows
Watch-list
 XP SP2
2003 Server
XP SP1
2000 SP4
NT 4.0

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  • Derek Soeder - dsoederBrand New Doo Dooeeye.com - eEye Digital Security

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