Integer overflow in cdd.dll in the Canonical Display Driver (CDD)...
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."
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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References
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2028859.mspx
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=8809
- http://osvdb.org/64731
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7195
- http://en.irfanview-forum.de/vb/showthread.php?5647-V4-25-bluescreen-with-Windows-7-cdd-dll-win32k-sys
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-043
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2010/05/18/cdd-dll-vulnerability-difficult-to-exploit.aspx
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58622
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-194A.html
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/05/18/security-advisory-2028859-released.aspx
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39577
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40237
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1178
- http://pcandmactech.blogspot.com/2009/12/irfanview-and-bsod.html
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