CVE-2006-4071
Sign extension vulnerability in the createBrushIndirect function in the GDI library (gdi32.dll) in Microsoft Windows XP, Server 2003, and…
- 2.6LowCVSS base score
- 24.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.1% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Sign extension vulnerability in the createBrushIndirect function in the GDI library (gdi32.dll) in Microsoft Windows XP, Server 2003, and possibly other versions, allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted WMF file.
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. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Microsoft Windows Explorer - '.WMF' CreateBrushIndirect Denial of Service (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 3111dos, windowspublished 13 Jan 2007Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 3111 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 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 | Low2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 24.0% · top 2.1% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
13
- windows-wmf-gdi32-dos(28281) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20070111 WMF CreateBrushIndirect vulnerability (DoS) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20060806 0-day XP SP2 wmf exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 19365 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 3111 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 20060807 0-day XP SP2 wmf exploit (some details) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- ADV-2006-3180 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 21377 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://determina.blogspot.com/2007/01/whats-wrong-with-wmf.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1353 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 21992 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20060806 0-day XP SP2 wmf exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20060807 0-day XP SP2 wmf exploit (some details) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_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-2006-4063 (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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