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CVE-2005-1794 (GCVE-0-2005-1794)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-06-01 04:00 – Updated: 2026-05-22 10:33
VLAI
Summary
Microsoft 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.
Severity
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-22 10:32 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.oxid.it/downloads/rdp-gbu.pdf x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13818 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-02 x_refsource_MISC
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Date Public
2005-05-28 00:00
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