TI-2010-03768 Aliases CVE-2010-3970 GHSA-p68f-wx5m-43gg

Stack-based buffer overflow in the CreateSizedDIBSECTION function in shimgvw.dll in the…

HIGH 77CWE-119Published 2010-12-22 · Updated 2024-08-07

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-119 and the CVSS impact.

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."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.67687 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::itanium:::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::x32:::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::x64:::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x32:::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x64:::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp1::::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2::::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x32:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x32:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Show 1 more CPE

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-3970
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p68f-wx5m-43gg

References

Exploit 1

http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/11466/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/ms11_xxx_createsizeddibsection.rb

Advisory 4

Other 3

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TI-2014-05200 The Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2014-03387 win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2013-03421 The InformationCardSigninHelper Class ActiveX control in icardie.dll in Microsoft Windows… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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