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CVE-2007-3901
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DirectShow Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange (SAMI) parser in quartz.dll for Microsoft DirectX…
High8.5EPSS 45.9%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DirectShow Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange (SAMI) parser in quartz.dll for Microsoft DirectX 7.0 through 10.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SAMI file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High8.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 45.9% · top 1.2% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (13)
- 20071211 Multiple Microsoft DirectShow Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_ISSx_transferred
- VU#804089 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- MS07-064 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 26789 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4520 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- ms-directshow-sami-code-execution(38721) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- SSRT071506 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 1019073 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20071211 Microsoft DirectX 7 and 8 DirectShow Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- 28010 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 4866 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- TA07-345A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- ADV-2007-4180 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_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)
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