Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-2527
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 3 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1313.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1313.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010836
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010836
- http://www.osvdb.org/8368
- http://www.osvdb.org/8368
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16851
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16851