Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Server 2003
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."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.677 (99.3th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.677 · newest: 0.677 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/106516 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-006 (vendor-advisory)
- blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/01/07/assessing-the-risk-of-public-issues-…
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11671 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.powerofcommunity.net/speaker.html
- www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/11466/entry/… (Exploit)
- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2490606.mspx (Vendor Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0018 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/42779 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/45662 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-3970?
- CVE-2010-3970 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2010-12-22.
- Is CVE-2010-3970 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.