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National Vulnerability Database

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2005-4560 Detail

Current 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.


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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-4560
NVD Published Date:
12/28/2005
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
MITRE