The Windows Graphical Device Interface library (GDI32.DLL) in Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

86.1% · top 0.3% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (37)

• http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_137760.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 20051228 Re: Is this a new exploit? (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-122005.html#00000753 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 20051228 WMF Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1492 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 20051228 RE: [Full-disclosure] Someone wasted a nice bug on spyware... (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1564 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 18255 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1612 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• ADV-2005-3086 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 1015416 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 20051227 Exploitation of Windows WMF on the web (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 20051229 WMF exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• win-wmf-execute-code(23846) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 18364 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20060104 Another WMF exploit workaround (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 18415 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20060101 Re: RE: WMF Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 20060103 Re: [funsec] WMF round-up, updates and de-mystification (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 20060103 WMF round-up, updates and de-mystification (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 18311 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• TA05-362A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• http://linuxbox.org/pipermail/funsec/2006-January/002455.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 20051229 RE: WMF Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1431 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 20051227 Is this a new exploit? (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• VU#181038 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1460 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 16074 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375341 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• MS06-001 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
• 20060103 WMF SETABORTPROC exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1433 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• TA06-005A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-001.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/912840.mspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375420 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 23:46 UTC.