Microsoft Windows Graphics Driver cdd.dll numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library cdd.dll of the component Graphics Driver. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-3678. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function in the library cdd.dll of the component Graphics Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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."

The weakness was disclosed 05/18/2010 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-3678 since 10/13/2009. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 47711 (MS10-043: Vulnerability in Canonical Display Driver Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2032276)), 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 90603 (Microsoft Windows Canonical Display Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS10-043 and Microsoft Security Advisory 2028859)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9973.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (58622), Tenable (47711), SecurityFocus (BID 40237†), OSVDB (64731†) and Secunia (SA39577†). The entry VDB-54083 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 47711
Nessus Name: MS10-043: Vulnerability in Canonical Display Driver Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2032276)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/13/2009 🔍
05/14/2010 +213 days 🔍
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05/18/2010 +3 days 🔍
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02/15/2025 +3621 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3678 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3678
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53207

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X-Force: 58622
SecurityFocus: 40237 - Microsoft Windows Canonical Display Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 39577
OSVDB: 64731 - Microsoft Windows Canonical Display Driver (cdd.dll) Unspecified Memory Corruption
Vulnerability Center: 25797 - [MS10-043] Microsoft Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2010-1178

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 02/15/2025 20:19
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (69), 09/18/2018 08:47 (12), 02/15/2025 20:19 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:655:103

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