Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2004-2527
CVE-2004-2527
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.
Affected products
2- Range: < SP2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1313.htmlnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.osvdb.org/8368nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16851nvd
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