CVE-2005-1979
5.0
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
78.94%
HIGH RiskEPSS (99th percentile)
NVD-CWE-Other
Distributed Transaction Controller in Microsoft Windows allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (MSDTC service exception and exit) via an "unexpected protocol command during the reconnection request," which is not properly handled by the Transaction Internet Protocol (TIP) functionality.
Published: 10/12/2005
Modified: 4/16/2026
Vulnerability Summary
CVSS v2 Score
5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)
78.94%HIGH Exploitation Risk
99th percentile
This vulnerability has a 78.94% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
CWE Classification
NVD-CWE-Other