MEDIUM
The GetEnhMetaFilePaletteEntries API in GDI32.DLL in Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Enhanced Metafile (EMF) file that causes invalid (1) end, (2) emreof, or (3) palent offsets to be used, aka "Enhanced Metafile Vulnerability."
Published Mar 20, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 67.69%
Description
The GetEnhMetaFilePaletteEntries API in GDI32.DLL in Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Enhanced Metafile (EMF) file that causes invalid (1) end, (2) emreof, or (3) palent offsets to be used, aka "Enhanced Metafile Vulnerability."
Affected products
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
67.69% 0.67689
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.67689
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 67.69% (0.67689) | 99.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 67.69% (0.67689) | 99.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 70.77% (0.70765) | 99.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 67.69% (0.67689) | 99.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 78.08% (0.78075) | 98.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 76.31% (0.76305) | 98.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 78.08% (0.78075) | 98.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 76.31% (0.76305) | 98.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 78.08% (0.78075) | 98.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 83.22% (0.83224) | 99.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 76.31% (0.76305) | 98.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 86.50% (0.86500) | 99.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 81.41% (0.81407) | 98.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 86.00% (0.85998) | 99.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 95.48% (0.95483) | 99.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 94.48% (0.94481) | 99.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 93.99% (0.93989) | 99.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2023 | 95.19% (0.95192) | 98.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.61% (0.96611) | 99.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 51.48% (0.51478) | 98.74th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 51.48% (0.51478) | 98.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (18)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111108743527497&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14631 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17223 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17461 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015168 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-228.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/134756 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/20580 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12834 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-312A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2348 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-053 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19727 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1121 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1152 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1215 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1240 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A671 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 20, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 20, 2005
Link CVE-2005-0803
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a