CVE-2010-3970

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."

• CWE-119

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

Published

Dec 22, 2010

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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