CVE-2005-4560

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-4560
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-12-28 19:03:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise All 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server r2 All 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server standard All 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server standard sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server web All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server web sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All media_center All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All gold professional All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 media_center All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 media_center All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 tablet_pc All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-001.htm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#181038 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
News from the Lab Archive : January 2004 to September 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.f-secure.com Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
[funsec] WMF Exploits overview draft af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 linuxbox.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Microsoft Windows Unspecified WMF Rendering Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Exploit
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Nortel: Technical Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www130.nortelnetworks.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Secunia - Advisories - Microsoft Windows WMF "SETABORTPROC" Arbitrary Code Execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine WMF SetAbortProc Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA05-362A -- Microsoft Windows Metafile Handling Buffer Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-005A -- Update for Microsoft Windows Metafile Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Microsoft Security Advisory (912840): Vulnerability in Graphics Rendering Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.microsoft.com Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-001 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
Secunia - Advisories - Avaya Products Microsoft Windows WMF "SETABORTPROC" Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www130.nortelnetworks.com
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SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Exploit-WMF af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 vil.mcafeesecurity.com Vendor Advisory
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IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Nortel Centrex IP Client Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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Secunia - Advisories - Nortel Products Microsoft Windows WMF "SETABORTPROC" Code Execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
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