VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2005-4560

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability86.09%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-12-28
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references