# CVE-2003-0605: The RPC DCOM interface in Windows 2000 SP3 and SP4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), and local attackers to use

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 10 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2003-07-29 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The RPC DCOM interface in Windows 2000 SP3 and SP4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), and local attackers to use the DoS to hijack the epmapper pipe to gain privileges, via certain messages to the __RemoteGetClassObject interface that cause a NULL pointer to be passed to the PerformScmStage function.

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## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105880332428706&w=2
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-July/006851.html
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-23.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A494
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1118
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-19.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/326746
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-039
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/61
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/64
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/66
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/69
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/70
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/76
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/97
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/103
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/109
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/117

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