CVE-2005-1794

Summary

CVECVE-2005-1794
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-06-01 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-16 00:27:16 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft Terminal Server using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 5.2 stores an RSA private key in mstlsapi.dll and uses it to sign a certificate, which allows remote attackers to spoof public keys of legitimate servers and conduct man-in-the-middle attacks.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.4 HIGH from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.059700000 probability, percentile 0.907840000 (date 2026-05-28)

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED7.4HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary6.4AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection 5.1.2600.2180 All windows_xp All
Application Microsoft Windows Terminal Services Using Rdp 5.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Server Private Key Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Philips Intellispace Portal ISP Vulnerabilities | ICS-CERT af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ics-cert.us-cert.gov
Secunia - Advisories - Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Private Key Disclosure af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
oxid.it af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oxid.it Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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