CVE-2010-3970

N/A Unknown
Published: December 22, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the CreateSizedDIBSECTION function in shimgvw.dll in the Windows Shell graphics processor (aka graphics rendering engine) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .MIC or unspecified Office document containing a thumbnail bitmap with a negative biClrUsed value, as reported by Moti and Xu Hao, aka "Windows Shell Graphics Processing Overrun Vulnerability."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/01/07/assessing-the-risk-of-public-issues-currently-being-tracked-by-the-msrc.aspx
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/42779
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/106516
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/11466/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/ms11_xxx_createsizeddibsection.rb
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Exploit
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2490606.mspx
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.powerofcommunity.net/speaker.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45662
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024932
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0018
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-006
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11671
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/01/07/assessing-the-risk-of-public-issues-currently-being-tracked-by-the-msrc.aspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/42779
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/106516
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/11466/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/ms11_xxx_createsizeddibsection.rb
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2490606.mspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.powerofcommunity.net/speaker.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45662
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024932
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0018
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-006
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11671
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
67.7%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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