CVE-2005-2124

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."

7.6

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 76.60% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory eeye.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-228.pdf
http://secunia.com/advisories/17461	third party advisory
http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20051108a.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/161	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2348	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015168	vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-312A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/17223	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17498	third party advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-053	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15356	vdb entry
http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20051108b.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/433341	us government resource third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2124?: CVE-2005-2124 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2124?: To fix CVE-2005-2124, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2124 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2124 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~77% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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