HIGH
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 Dec 28, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 86.09%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- enterprise
- enterprise
- r2
- r2
- standard
- standard
- web
- web
- n/a
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No data.
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
86.09% 0.86093
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.86093
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 86.09% (0.86093) | 99.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 86.48% (0.86476) | 99.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 17, 2025 | 90.52% (0.90524) | 99.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 16, 2025 | 88.57% (0.88569) | 99.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 90.52% (0.90524) | 99.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.31% (0.97310) | 99.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2024 | 97.36% (0.97358) | 99.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 18, 2023 | 97.31% (0.97313) | 99.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 97.16% (0.97161) | 99.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2023 | 97.24% (0.97244) | 99.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 23, 2023 | 97.25% (0.97254) | 99.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2023 | 97.20% (0.97200) | 99.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.05% (0.97053) | 99.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 90.27% (0.90266) | 99.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 90.27% (0.90266) | 99.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 87.54% (0.87540) | 99.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (37)
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420684/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420773/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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- http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375341 x_refsource_MISC
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- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-001 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
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- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1431 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 28, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 28, 2005
Link CVE-2005-4560
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a