CVE-2009-3678
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."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-189
- EPSS score
- 12.6% (96th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-3653)
- Published
- May 14, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3653 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / windows 7
- microsoft / windows server 2008
Certified products that may be affected
7 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Windows 7 BitLocker™ Drive Encryption - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1332 - historical
- Microsoft Windows 7 Kernel Mode Cryptographic Primitives Library (cng.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1328 - historical
- Microsoft Windows Vista Kernel Mode Security Support Provider Interface (ksecdd.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1000 - historical
- Microsoft Windows Vista Cryptographic Primitives Library (bcrypt.dll) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1001 - historical
- Microsoft Windows XP Kernel Mode Cryptographic Module (FIPS.SYS) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 997 - historical
See all 7 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- 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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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