CVE-2009-3678
Description
Integer overflow in cdd.dll in the Canonical Display Driver (CDD) in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 on 64-bit platforms, when the Windows Aero theme is installed, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted image file that triggers incorrect data parsing after user-mode data is copied to kernel mode, as demonstrated using "Browse with Irfanview" and certain actions on a folder containing a large number of thumbnail images in Resample mode, possibly related to the ATI graphics driver or win32k.sys, aka "Canonical Display Driver Integer Overflow Vulnerability."
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- secunia.com/advisories/39577nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1178nvdVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-194A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/05/18/security-advisory-2028859-released.aspxnvd
- blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2010/05/18/cdd-dll-vulnerability-difficult-to-exploit.aspxnvd
- en.irfanview-forum.de/vb/showthread.phpnvd
- isc.sans.org/diary.htmlnvd
- osvdb.org/64731nvd
- pcandmactech.blogspot.com/2009/12/irfanview-and-bsod.htmlnvd
- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2028859.mspxnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/40237nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-043nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58622nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7195nvd
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