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TI-2005-04293 Aliases CVE-2005-4560GHSA-w94w-cg39-6r6h

The Windows Graphical Device Interface library (GDI32.DLL) in Microsoft Windows allows…

Priority HIGH 75CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.86093 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*enterpriseVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*enterprise sp1VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*r2VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*r2 sp1VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:standard:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*standardVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:standard:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*standard sp1VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*webVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:web:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*web sp1VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:media_center:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* Versions enterprise Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions enterprise sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* Versions r2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r2 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:standard:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* Versions standard Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:standard:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions standard sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:web:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions web Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:web:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions web sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:media_center:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:media_center:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:home:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:media_center:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:media_center:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:home:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:media_center:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4560
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w94w-cg39-6r6h

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 8

Other 9

  • TI-2009-01458 Unspecified vulnerability in the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2008-00014 Stack-based buffer overflow in the CComVariant::ReadFromStream function in the Active… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-01523 Win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2013-04422 NDProxy.sys in the kernel in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2011-00574 DNSAPI.dll in the DNS client in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2006-03334 Buffer overflow in the Server Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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