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CVE-2005-4560

The Windows Graphical Device Interface library (GDI32.DLL) in Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbit

The Windows Graphical Device Interface library (GDI32.DLL) in Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Windows Metafile (WMF) format image with a crafted SETABORTPROC GDI Escape function call, related to the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer (SHIMGVW.DLL), a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2123 and CVE-2005-2124, and as originally discovered in the wild on unionseek.com.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.90269
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 0% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

2
microsoft windows 2003 serverall versions
microsoft windows xpall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

4
remoteMicrosoft Windows XP/Vista/2003 - Metafile Escape() SetAbortProc Code Execution (MS06-001) (Metasploit)verified
pocsecuritytracker.com · id?1015416securitytracker.com
pocwww.f-secure.com · archive-122005.html#00000753www.f-secure.com
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 16074www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD28 Dec 2005 · 07:03 PM
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References & Sources

34
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://linuxbox.org/pipermail/funsec/2006-January/002455.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18255Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18311Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18364Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18415Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-001.htmVendor Advisory
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