CVE-2005-4560

Exp

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: 2005-12-28 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-4560 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 86.48%, 100th percentile). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-4560

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16612 exploit_db edb 2010-09-20 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4560

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 90.27% 86.48% -3.79%
2 2025-12-10 90.16% 90.27% +0.10%
3 2025-11-14 — 90.16% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4560

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-4560

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-4560

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-4560 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (wine), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): ignored 2, needs-triage 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-4560

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4560

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_2003_server enterprise cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server enterprise cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server standard cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:standard:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server standard cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:standard:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server web cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server web cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:web:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:media_center:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:media_center:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:home:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:media_center:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4560

URL Tags
http://linuxbox.org/pipermail/funsec/2006-January/002455.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18255 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18311 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18364 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18415 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015416 Exploit
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-001.htm Vendor Advisory
http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_137760.htm Vendor Advisory
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-122005.html#00000753 Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/181038 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/912840.mspx Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420288/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420351/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420357/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420367/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420378/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420446/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420546/30/7730/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420664/30/7730/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420682/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420684/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420687/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420773/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16074 Exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-362A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-005A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3086 Vendor Advisory
http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375341
http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375420
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-001
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23846
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1431
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1433
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1460
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1492
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1564
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1612
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