CVE-2005-1792 json
Memory leak in Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash…
published 2005-06-01 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-1794
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 6.9%
- EPSS 6.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Memory leak in Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) by creating security contexts more quickly than they can be cleared from the RPC cache.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
6.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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support.microsoft.com
/kb/890196
vendor-advisory, patch
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/13801
vdb-entry, patch
-
networksecurity.fi
/advisories/windows-wmi-rpc.html
patch, vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/13020
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-1792
- NVD CVE-2005-1792
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