CVE-2005-0803 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 67.7% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The GetEnhMetaFilePaletteEntries API in GDI32.DLL in Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Enhanced Metafile (EMF) file that causes invalid (1) end, (2) emreof, or (3) palent offsets to be used, aka "Enhanced Metafile Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 67.69% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-05-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Metafile - 'mtNoObjects' Denial of Service (MS05-053) | 2005-11-30 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 - Graphical Device Interface Library Denial of Service | 2005-03-17 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111108743527497&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14631
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17461
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015168
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-228.pdf
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/134756
- http://www.osvdb.org/20580
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12834
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-312A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2348
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-053
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19727
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1121
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1152
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1215
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1240
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A671
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111108743527497&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14631
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