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$ cve CVE-2005-4560 JSON

CVE-2005-4560 EXPLOIT

7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 86.1% (pctl 100)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

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.

Scoring

CVSS7.5 (HIGH, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS86.09% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-20
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2005-12-28
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (2)

VendorProduct
microsoftwindows 2003 server
microsoftwindows xp

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dbMicrosoft Windows XP/Vista/2003 - Metafile Escape() SetAbortProc Code Execution (MS06-001) (Metasploit)2010-09-20

References

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