CVE-2004-2527

Public Exploit

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.

5.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.00% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory osvdb.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010836	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/8368	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16851	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1313.html	mailing list exploit vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2527?: CVE-2004-2527 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2527?: To fix CVE-2004-2527, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-2527 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-2527 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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