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$ cve CVE-2005-2123 JSON

CVE-2005-2123 EXPLOIT

7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 61.5% (pctl 99)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the Graphics Rendering Engine (GDI32.DLL) in Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Windows Metafile (WMF) and Enhanced Metafile (EMF) format images that lead to heap-based buffer overflows, as demonstrated using MRBP16::bCheckRecord.

Scoring

CVSS7.5 (HIGH, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS61.48% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2005-11-29
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (3)

VendorProduct
microsoftwindows 2000
microsoftwindows 2003 server
microsoftwindows xp

Public exploits

References

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