CVE-2005-2124
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
Unspecified vulnerability in the Graphics Rendering Engine (GDI32.DLL) in Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1, related to "An unchecked buffer" and possibly buffer overflows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Windows Metafile (WMF) format image, aka "Windows Metafile Vulnerability."
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17461
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17498
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/161
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015168
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-228.pdf
- http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20051108a.html
- http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20051108b.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/433341
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15356
- 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
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.