13330 : Microsoft Windows HKLM Registry Key Locking DoS
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7 months ago

Percent Complete
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Disclosure
Jan 26, 2005

Discovery
Jan 01, 2001

Dates

Exploit
Jan 26, 2005

Solution
Unknown

Description

 Microsoft Windows contains a flaw that may allow a local and/or remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when making an overly large amount of connections to the 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion' registry key, and will result in loss of availability for the system.

Classification

 Location: Local Access Required, Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

 Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products
Microsoft Corporation
Watch-list
Windows
Watch-list
 XP
2003 Server
2000

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