CVE-2005-4560
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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Key data
EPSS
- Score
- 0.86093 (86.1% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.7%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
References
- vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_137760.htm
- 20051228 Re: Is this a new exploit? (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-122005.html
- 20051228 WMF Exploit (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1492 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- 20051228 RE: [Full-disclosure] Someone wasted a nice bug on spyware... (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1564 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- 18255 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1612 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- ADV-2005-3086 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- 1015416 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- 20051227 Exploitation of Windows WMF on the web (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- 20051229 WMF exploit (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- win-wmf-execute-code(23846) (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com)vdb-entry
- 18364 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- 20060104 Another WMF exploit workaround (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- 18415 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- 20060101 Re: RE: WMF Exploit (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- 20060103 Re: [funsec] WMF round-up, updates and de-mystification (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- 20060103 WMF round-up, updates and de-mystification (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- 18311 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- TA05-362A (us-cert.gov)third-party-advisory
- linuxbox.org/pipermail/funsec/2006-January/002455.html
- 20051229 RE: WMF Exploit (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1431 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- 20051227 Is this a new exploit? (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- VU#181038 (kb.cert.org)third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1460 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- 16074 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=B…
- MS06-001 (docs.microsoft.com)vendor-advisory
- 20060103 WMF SETABORTPROC exploit (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1433 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- TA06-005A (us-cert.gov)third-party-advisory
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-001.htm
- microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/912840.mspx
- www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=B…
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