National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2010-3970

Overview

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."

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#106516

Name: VU#106516

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/106516

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2011-0018

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0018

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1024932

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024932

External Source: BID

Name: 45662

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45662

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.powerofcommunity.net/speaker.html

Hyperlink:http://www.powerofcommunity.net/speaker.html

External Source: MS

Name: MS11-006

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS11-006.mspx

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2490606.mspx

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2490606.mspx

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/11466/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/ms11_xxx_createsizeddibsection.rb

Hyperlink:http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/11466/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/ms11_xxx_createsizeddibsection.rb

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 42779

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/42779

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11671

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11671

External Source: MISC

Name: http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/01/07/assessing-the-risk-of-public-issues-currently-being-tracked-by-the-msrc.aspx

Hyperlink:http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/01/07/assessing-the-risk-of-public-issues-currently-being-tracked-by-the-msrc.aspx

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11671

Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11671