9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2009-3678
Microsoft Windows Canonical Display Driver Integer Overflow Vulnerability
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."

INFO

Published Date :

May 14, 2010, 7:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:07 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-3678 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_7
2 Microsoft windows_server_2008
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-3678.

URL Resource
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/05/18/security-advisory-2028859-released.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2010/05/18/cdd-dll-vulnerability-difficult-to-exploit.aspx
http://en.irfanview-forum.de/vb/showthread.php?5647-V4-25-bluescreen-with-Windows-7-cdd-dll-win32k-sys
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=8809
http://osvdb.org/64731
http://pcandmactech.blogspot.com/2009/12/irfanview-and-bsod.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/39577 Vendor Advisory
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2028859.mspx
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40237
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-194A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1178 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-043
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58622
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7195
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/05/18/security-advisory-2028859-released.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2010/05/18/cdd-dll-vulnerability-difficult-to-exploit.aspx
http://en.irfanview-forum.de/vb/showthread.php?5647-V4-25-bluescreen-with-Windows-7-cdd-dll-win32k-sys
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=8809
http://osvdb.org/64731
http://pcandmactech.blogspot.com/2009/12/irfanview-and-bsod.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/39577 Vendor Advisory
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2028859.mspx
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40237
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-194A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1178 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-043
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58622
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7195

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-3678 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-3678 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:-:x64:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS10-043.mspx [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-043 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7195 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7195 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/58622 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58622 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2010

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-3678 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-3678 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

9.02 }} 0.81%

score

0.94823

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability