CVE-2005-2124
Unspecified vulnerability in the Graphics Rendering Engine (GDI32.DLL) in Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1, related to "An unchecked buffer" and possibly buffer overflows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 55.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Graphics Rendering Engine (GDI32.DLL) in Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1, related to "An unchecked buffer" and possibly buffer overflows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Windows Metafile (WMF) format image, aka "Windows Metafile Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 55.71% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 29 November 2005
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 55.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17461
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17498
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/161
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015168
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-228.pdf
- http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20051108a.html
- http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20051108b.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/433341Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15356
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-312A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2348
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-053
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17461
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17498
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/161
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015168
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-228.pdf
- http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20051108a.html
- http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20051108b.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/433341Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15356
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-312A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2348
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-053
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.