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CVE-2005-1794

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 18.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-06-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection: 5.1.2600.2180
• Microsoft Windows Terminal Services Using Rdp: 5.2

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/15605/
• http://www.oxid.it/downloads/rdp-gbu.pdf
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13818
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-02
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12441
• http://secunia.com/advisories/15605/
• http://www.oxid.it/downloads/rdp-gbu.pdf
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13818
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-02
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12441

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