CVE-2004-2527 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Windows XP and 2003 by repeatedly triggering the Utility Manager via keyboard shortcuts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-2527?
CVE-2004-2527 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Oct 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2527?
How do I fix CVE-2004-2527?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2527 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2004-2527 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2527 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-86w6-qr9g-m66p.