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CVE-2005-2123

64
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-2123 describes multiple integer overflows in the GDI32.DLL of Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1/SP2, and Server 2003 SP1. These flaws allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through crafted WMF and EMF images, leading to heap-based buffer overflows. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise. While not listed on the KEV catalog or having widespread community discussion, an ExploitDB entry exists for a denial-of-service variant, but no Metasploit or Nuclei modules are publicly available.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:*
64-bitCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
itaniumCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:itanium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
r2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sp1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
61.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-1346 · Nov 30, 2005
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.6148 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-053
secunia.com / advisories/17223
secunia.com / advisories/17461
secunia.com / advisories/17498
securitytracker.com / id
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1063
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1175
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1263
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1546
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A701
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-228.pdf
eeye.com / html/research/advisories/AD20051108b.html
PatchVendor Advisory
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/300549
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/15352
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA05-312A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2005/2348