Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-3678 · published 14 May 2010

CVE-2009-3678: Microsoft windows 7 vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows 7

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."

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 13% · top 3.9% CWE-189 · CWE-189

9.3CVSS 2.0 base score

13%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

2Affected product versions listed by NVD

28References

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Windows 7 Microsoft

Windows Server 2008 Microsoft

References

Link	Tags
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

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