CVE-2010-3970
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2010-3970 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | microsoft |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2010-12-22 21:00:16 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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." |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2003 | All | sp2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All | All | itanium | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All | All | x32 | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All | All | x64 | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All | sp2 | x32 | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All | sp2 | x64 | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | - | sp2 | itanium | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Vista | All | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Vista | All | sp2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Xp | All | sp3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Xp | - | sp2 | x64 | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows 'CreateSizedDIBSECTION()' Thumbnail View Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Exploit |
| Microsoft Windows Thumbnail Bitmap Parsing Buffer Overflow - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Microsoft Security Advisory (2490606): Vulnerability in Graphics Rendering Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.microsoft.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Assessing the risk of public issues currently being tracked by the MSRC - Security Research & Defense - Site Home - TechNet Blogs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | blogs.technet.com | |
| US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#106516 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kb.cert.org | US Government Resource |
| Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-006 - Critical | Microsoft Docs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | docs.microsoft.com | |
| Windows Graphics Rendering Engine Stack Overflow in Processing Thumbnail Images Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| POC - Power of Community! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.powerofcommunity.net | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Metasploit | Penetration Testing Software, Pen Testing Security | Metasploit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.metasploit.com | Exploit |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.