Microsoft Windows Integer Truncation Common Control Library memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Windows. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library Common Control Library of the component Integer Truncation Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2010-2746. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality in the library Common Control Library of the component Integer Truncation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Comctl32.dll (aka the common control library) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7, when a third-party SVG viewer is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers unspecified messages from this viewer, aka "Comctl32 Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

The weakness was published 10/12/2010 by Krystian Kloskowski with Secunia as MS10-081 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-2746 since 07/14/2010. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49958 (MS10-081: Vulnerability in Windows Common Control Library Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2296011)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90649 (Microsoft Windows Common Control Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS10-081)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS10-081 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11061.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (49958), SecurityFocus (BID 43717†), OSVDB (68549†), Secunia (SA40217†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1024549†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4198, VDB-4192, VDB-4194 and VDB-4193. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 49958
Nessus Name: MS10-081: Vulnerability in Windows Common Control Library Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2296011)
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OpenVAS ID: 901165
OpenVAS Name: Windows Common Control Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2296011)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS10-081
Researcher: Krystian Kloskowski
Organization: Secunia
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-2746 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2746
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4195

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SecurityFocus: 43717 - Microsoft Windows Common Control Library Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 40217 - Microsoft Windows Common Control Library Integer Truncation Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 68549 - Microsoft Windows Common Control Library (comctl32.dll) Third-party SVG Content Handling Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1024549 - Windows Common Control Library Heap Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 27644 - [MS10-081] Microsoft Windows Comctl32 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 10/19/2010 02:00
Updated: 01/21/2025 09:11
Changes: 10/19/2010 02:00 (91), 03/07/2017 09:49 (17), 03/18/2021 11:56 (4), 01/21/2025 09:11 (16)
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