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critical 9.3

CVE-2010-3970 in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the CreateSizedDIBSECTION function in shimgvw.dll in the Windows Shell graphics processor (aka graphics rend…

published 15y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-3947

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
67.7%
EPSS 67.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.3%
public exploits
2
Metasploit and Exploit-DB

Summary

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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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/ms11_006_createsizeddibsection)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

67.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/ms11_006_createsizeddibsection MS11-006 Microsoft Windows CreateSizedDIBSECTION Stack Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, great rank, 2010-12-15
  • EDB-16660 Microsoft Windows - CreateSizedDIBSECTION Stack Buffer Overflow (MS11-006) (Metasploit) local, 2011-02-08
  • metasploit.com http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/11466/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/ms11_xxx_createsizeddibsection.rb referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45662 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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