Distributed Transaction Controller in Microsoft Windows allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (MSDTC service hang) via a crafted Transaction Internet Protocol (TIP) message that causes DTC to repeatedly connect to a target IP and port number after an error occurs, aka the "Distributed TIP Vulnerability."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1980 is rated High Exploit Risk (71/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 69.84%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.51% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1352 | exploit_db | edb | 2005-12-01 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-12-28 | 68.33% | 69.84% | +1.51% |
| 2 | 2025-12-27 | 69.84% | 68.33% | -1.51% |
| 3 | 2025-11-26 | — | 69.84% | — |
Full EPSS history (18 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_2000 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | 64-bit | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | itanium | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:itanium:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | r2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | sp1 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | sp1 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:* |