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CVE-2003-0346
Multiple integer overflows in a Microsoft Windows DirectX MIDI library (QUARTZ.DLL) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…
High7.5EPSS 32.7%
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Description
Multiple integer overflows in a Microsoft Windows DirectX MIDI library (QUARTZ.DLL) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a MIDI (.mid) file with (1) large length for a Text or Copyright string, or (2) a large number of tracks, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 32.7% · top 1.7% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:218 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- VU#561284 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- CA-2003-18 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1104 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- VU#265232 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1095 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20030723 EEYE: Windows MIDI Decoder (QUARTZ.DLL) Heap Corruption (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- MS03-030 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .