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 remote attackers to spoof public keys of legitimate servers and conduct man-in-the-middle attacks.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.4 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2005-06-01

Last modified

2026-05-22

Affected products

• Remote Desktop Connection (Microsoft)
• Windows Terminal Services Using Rdp (Microsoft)

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