CVE-2005-1980

Distributed Transaction Controller in Microsoft Windows allows remote servers to cause a denial...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

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."

Exploit likelihood

33.3%Up 21.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2005-1980
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2005-1980
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-1982 No score

Record: EUVD-2005-1982
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7rfv-x23q-gmxq No score

Distributed Transaction Controller in Microsoft Windows allows remote servers to cause a denial...

Record: GHSA-7rfv-x23q-gmxq
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows - DTC Remote (MS05-051) (2)	2005-12-01

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-1980 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published October 11, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 33.3%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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