Stack-based buffer overflow in the CreateSizedDIBSECTION function in shimgvw.dll in the Windows Shell graphics processor (aka graphics rendering engine) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .MIC or unspecified Office document containing a thumbnail bitmap with a negative biClrUsed value, as reported by Moti and Xu Hao, aka "Windows Shell Graphics Processing Overrun Vulnerability."
Published Dec 22, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 67.69%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the CreateSizedDIBSECTION function in shimgvw.dll in the Windows Shell graphics processor (aka graphics rendering engine) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .MIC or unspecified Office document containing a thumbnail bitmap with a negative biClrUsed value, as reported by Moti and Xu Hao, aka "Windows Shell Graphics Processing Overrun Vulnerability."
Affected products
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (23 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 67.69% (0.67687) | 99.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 67.69% (0.67687) | 99.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 81.21% (0.81209) | 99.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 82.84% (0.82844) | 99.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 81.21% (0.81209) | 99.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 82.84% (0.82844) | 99.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 81.21% (0.81209) | 99.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 82.84% (0.82844) | 99.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 84.46% (0.84462) | 99.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 86.42% (0.86416) | 99.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 84.46% (0.84462) | 99.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.19% (0.97185) | 99.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 19, 2024 | 97.34% (0.97344) | 99.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 6, 2024 | 97.31% (0.97308) | 99.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 22, 2024 | 97.33% (0.97330) | 99.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 97.30% (0.97295) | 99.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 8, 2023 | 97.34% (0.97342) | 99.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 20, 2023 | 97.24% (0.97239) | 99.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 97.29% (0.97292) | 99.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.39% (0.97387) | 99.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 87.31% (0.87309) | 99.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 11, 2022 | 87.31% (0.87309) | 99.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 87.70% (0.87703) | 99.74th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/01/07/assessing-the-risk-of-public-issues-currently-being-tracked-by-the-msrc.aspx x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42779 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/106516 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/11466/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/ms11_xxx_createsizeddibsection.rb x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2490606.mspx x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.powerofcommunity.net/speaker.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45662 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024932 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0018 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-006 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11671 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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