CVE-2005-4560
HIGHEPSS 100th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://linuxbox.org/pipermail/funsec/2006-January/002455.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18255
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18311
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18364
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18415
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015416
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-001.htm
- http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_137760.htm
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-122005.html#00000753
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/181038
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/912840.mspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420288/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420351/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420357/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420367/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420378/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420446/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420546/30/7730/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420664/30/7730/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420682/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420684/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420687/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420773/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16074
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-362A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-005A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3086
- http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375341
- http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375420
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-001
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23846
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1431
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1433
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1460
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1492
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1564
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1612
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