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CVE-2004-2527
The local and remote desktop login screens in Microsoft Windows XP before SP2 and 2003 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
Medium5.4EPSS 1.7%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.4 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 22% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 1010836 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 8368 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- win-winkey-u-dos(16851) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20040801 Remotely Exploitable DoS Flaw in XP and 2003 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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