What is CVE-2005-4560?

CVE-2005-4560 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2005-12-28.

Is CVE-2005-4560 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

CVE-2005-4560

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.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2005-12-28 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.861 (99.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-17.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.861 · newest: 0.861 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2003 Server — versions enterprise, r2, standard
Microsoft Windows Xp

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/content/v_137760.htm (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420367/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-122005.html (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420378/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1492 (signature, vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420357/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1564 (signature, vdb-entry)
secunia.com/advisories/18255 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1612 (signature, vdb-entry)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3086 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-4560?: CVE-2005-4560 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2005-12-28.
Is CVE-2005-4560 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.