CVE-2005-1792

Published: Jun 1, 2005Modified: Apr 16, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Memory leak in Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) by creating security contexts more quickly than they can be cleared from the RPC cache.

Affected (4)

Products: Microsoft: Windows Xp

Microsoft

1 product

Windows Xp

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions

References (8)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890196

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/windows-wmi-rpc.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.osvdb.org/13020

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13801

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890196

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/windows-wmi-rpc.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.osvdb.org/13020

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13801

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

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