CVE number: CVE-2006-5997
Public disclosure: No
This vulnerability causes an affected application to consume 100% CPU when a user attempts to view a malicious image. All applications that use the standard Windows API for displaying WMF files are affected.
Affected systems:
- Windows NT
- Windows 2000
- Windows XP
- Windows 2003
After Determina reported this vulnerability, Microsoft fixed it in Windows Vista and will include the fix in the next service pack of Windows XP.