CVE-2004-2527

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1313.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010836
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/8368
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16851
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1313.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010836
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/8368
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16851
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.0%
77th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft