70263 : Microsoft Windows Bitmap Thumbnail shimgvw.dll CreateSizedDIBSECTION() Function biClrUsed Parameter Overflow
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
10	2295	over 2 years ago	11 months ago	27 times	100%

Timeline

Disclosure Date
2010-12-15

Time to Patch	Days of Exposure
27 days	40 days

Description

Windows is prone to an overflow condition. The biClrUsed parameter in the CreateSizedDIBSECTION() function fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input resulting in a stack buffer overflow. With a specially crafted file, a context-dependent attacker can potentially cause arbitrary code execution.

Classification

Location: Local / Remote
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Uncoordinated Disclosure

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Microsoft Corporation	Windows	XP
		2000

References

CVE ID: 2010-3970 (see also: NVD)
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 2483185
Secunia Advisory ID: 42779
Bugtraq ID: 45662
Metasploit ID: 70263
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2011/01/04/microsoft-releases-security-advisory-2490606.aspx
News Article: http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=10201
http://www.scmagazineus.com/microsoft-advises-of-zero-day-flaw-in-its-graphics-engine/article/193682/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/04/windows_0day/
Other Advisory URL: http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=890
http://www.exploit-db.com/download_pdf/15899
http://www.powerofcommunity.net/speaker.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0018
Mail List Post: http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2011/Feb/148
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2011/Feb/150
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2011/Feb/152
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS11-006

Tools & Filters

	51424 51906

Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
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