CVE-2005-4560

N/A
Published: December 28, 2005 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:19 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorWindows XpWindows 2003 Server

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 86%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (37)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18255
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18311
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18364
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18415
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015416

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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