Microsoft Windows up to XP SP2 Kernel denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Windows up to XP SP2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Kernel. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-1218. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to implement restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows up to XP SP2 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Microsoft Windows kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) requests.

The bug was discovered 07/16/2005. The weakness was released 07/14/2005 by Tom Ferris (badpack3t) with Security-Protocols as MS05-041 (Website). The advisory is shared at security-protocols.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1218 since 04/22/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

After 4 weeks, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at securiteam.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19404 (MS05-041: Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Protocol Could Allow Denial of Service (899591)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115267 (Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Protocol Could Allow Denial of Service (MS05-041)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com.Proper firewalling of is able to address this issue. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be applying a restrictive firewalling. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 4060. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3659.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21601), Exploit-DB (1143), Tenable (19404), SecurityFocus (BID 14259†) and OSVDB (18624†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-1623. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 19404
Nessus Name: MS05-041: Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Protocol Could Allow Denial of Service (899591)
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Recommended: Firewall
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Snort ID: 4060
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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS05-041
Researcher: Tom Ferris (badpack3t)
Organization: Security-Protocols
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1218 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1218
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1621

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X-Force: 21601
SecurityFocus: 14259 - Microsoft Windows Kernel Unspecified Remote Desktop Protocol Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 16071 - Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 18624 - Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Crafted Packet Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1014498
Vulnerability Center: 8898 - [MS05-041] DoS in Microsoft Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003 via Malformed RDP Requests, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2005 16:02
Updated: 07/04/2025 13:53
Changes: 07/15/2005 16:02 (102), 07/03/2019 16:30 (8), 01/03/2025 19:22 (21), 07/04/2025 13:53 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:0F0:103

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