The MIDL_user_allocate function in the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) proxy (MSDTCPRX.DLL) allocates a 4K page of memory regardless of the required size, which allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory locations using an incorrect size value that is provided to the NdrAllocate function, which writes management data to memory outside of the allocated buffer.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2119 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 59.35%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.11% 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 ↗ |
| 1341 | exploit_db | edb | 2005-11-27 | 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 | 58.23% | 59.35% | +1.11% |
| 2 | 2025-12-27 | 59.35% | 58.23% | -1.11% |
| 3 | 2025-10-28 | — | 59.35% | — |
Full EPSS history (17 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:*:*:*:*:* |