CVE-2005-4560

N/A Unknown
Published: December 28, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://linuxbox.org/pipermail/funsec/2006-January/002455.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/18255
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18311
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18364
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18415
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015416
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-001.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_137760.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-122005.html#00000753
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/181038
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/912840.mspx
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420288/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420351/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420357/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420367/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420378/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420446/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420546/30/7730/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420664/30/7730/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420682/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420684/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420687/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420773/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16074
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-362A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-005A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3086
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375341
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375420
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-001
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23846
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1431
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1433
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1460
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1492
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1564
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1612
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://linuxbox.org/pipermail/funsec/2006-January/002455.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18255
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18311
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18364
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18415
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015416
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-001.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_137760.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-122005.html#00000753
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/181038
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/912840.mspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420288/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420351/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420357/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420367/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420378/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420446/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420546/30/7730/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420664/30/7730/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420682/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420684/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420687/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420773/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16074
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-362A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-005A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3086
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375341
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375420
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-001
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23846
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1431
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1433
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1460
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1492
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1564
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1612
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

74 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
90.3%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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