Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-4560

Public exploit exists!
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.
Published 2005-12-28 19:03:00
Updated 2018-10-19 15:41:20
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Input validationExecute code

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4560

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 97.31%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 100 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

Metasploit modules for CVE-2005-4560

  • Windows XP/2003/Vista Metafile Escape() SetAbortProc Code Execution
    Disclosure Date: 2005-12-27
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/windows/browser/ms06_001_wmf_setabortproc
    This module exploits a vulnerability in the GDI library included with Windows XP and 2003. This vulnerability uses the 'Escape' metafile function to execute arbitrary code through the SetAbortProc procedure. This module generates a random WMF record stream for each

CVSS scores for CVE-2005-4560

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
7.5
 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2005-4560

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2005-4560

Products affected by CVE-2005-4560

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