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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2005-4560

Original release date:12/28/2005
Last revised:09/22/2011
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:7.5 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides user account access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA06-005A
Name: TA06-005A
Type: Advisory
US-CERT Technical Alert: TA05-362A
Name: TA05-362A
Type: Advisory
US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#181038
Name: VU#181038
Type: Advisory
External Source: MS
Name: MS06-001
Type: Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: win-wmf-execute-code(23846)
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375420
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375341
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2005-3086
Type: Advisory
External Source: BID
Name: 16074
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20060104 Another WMF exploit workaround
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20060103 Re: [funsec] WMF round-up, updates and de-mystification
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20060103 WMF SETABORTPROC exploit
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20060103 WMF round-up, updates and de-mystification
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20060101 Re: RE: WMF Exploit
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20051229 RE: WMF Exploit
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20051229 WMF exploit
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20051228 WMF Exploit
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20051228 Re: Is this a new exploit?
Type: Advisory; Exploit
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20051228 RE: [Full-disclosure] Someone wasted a nice bug on spyware...
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20051227 Exploitation of Windows WMF on the web
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20051227 Is this a new exploit?
Type: Advisory; Exploit
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/912840.mspx
Type: Advisory
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-122005.html#00000753
Type: Advisory; Exploit
External Source: MISC
Name: http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_137760.htm
Type: Advisory
External Source: MISC
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-001.htm
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1015416
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18415
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18364
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18311
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18255
Type: Advisory
External Source: MISC
Name: http://linuxbox.org/pipermail/funsec/2006-January/002455.html
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1612
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1612
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1564
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1564
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1492
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1492
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1460
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1460
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1433
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1433
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1431
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1431
Type: Tool Signature

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Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
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Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1431
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Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1612
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Vulnerable software and versions

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spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise::64-bit
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise:sp1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2::64-bit
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:sp1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:standard::64-bit
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:standard:sp1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:web
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:web:sp1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:::home
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:::media_center
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp::gold:professional
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp1:home
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp1:media_center
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:home
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:media_center
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:tablet_pc
* Denotes Vulnerable Software

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