CVE-2005-1794: 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…

PriorityP432high7.4CVSS 3.1

AVNACHPRNUINSUCHIHAN

EPSS

16.19%

96.5th percentile

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

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
microsoft	remote_desktop_connection	—	—
microsoft	windows_terminal_services_using_rdp	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.4HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

nvdv2.06.4MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

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