Integer overflow in cdd.dll in the Canonical Display Driver (CDD) in Microsoft Windows…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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."
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3678
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3gmw-m22w-rmhw
References
Advisory 3
Other 8
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2028859.mspx
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=8809
- 64731
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7195
- http://en.irfanview-forum.de/vb/showthread.php?5647-V4-25-bluescreen-with-Windows-7-cdd-dll-win32k-sys
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2010/05/18/cdd-dll-vulnerability-difficult-to-exploit.aspx
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/05/18/security-advisory-2028859-released.aspx
- http://pcandmactech.blogspot.com/2009/12/irfanview-and-bsod.html
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Sources
- CVE-2009-3678 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-3678 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3gmw-m22w-rmhw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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