CVE-2005-2123
Multiple integer overflows in the Graphics Rendering Engine (GDI32.DLL) in Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 allow…
- Published
- Updated
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- microsoft
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the Graphics Rendering Engine (GDI32.DLL) in Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Windows Metafile (WMF) and Enhanced Metafile (EMF) format images that lead to heap-based buffer overflows, as demonstrated using MRBP16::bCheckRecord.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Microsoft Windows Metafile - 'mtNoObjects' Denial of Service (MS05-053) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 1346dos, windowspublished 30 Nov 2005Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By microsoft
- 5 months later
· 5 months later
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 61.5% · top 0.8% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (16)
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-228.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1175 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 17461 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2005-2348 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1015168 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1263 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- TA05-312A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:701 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 17223 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17498 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- VU#300549 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1063 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MS05-053 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20051108b.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1546 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 15352 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-2124 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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