The local and remote desktop login screens in Microsoft Windows XP before SP2 and 2003 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) by repeatedly using the WinKey+"U" key combination, which causes multiple copies of Windows Utility Manager to be loaded more quickly than they can be closed when the copies detect that another instance is running.
References
Link | Resource |
---|---|
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1313.html | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010836 | |
http://www.osvdb.org/8368 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16851 |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
|
History
No history.
Information
Published : 2004-12-31 05:00
Updated : 2024-02-04 16:52
NVD link : CVE-2004-2527
Mitre link : CVE-2004-2527
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2004-2527
JSON object : View
Products Affected
microsoft
- windows_xp
- windows_2003_server
CWE