Buffer overflow in Microsoft Directx
CVE-2008-1444
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft DirectX 7.0 and 8.1 on Windows 2000 SP4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange (SAMI) file with crafted parameters for a Class Name variable, aka the "SAMI Format Parsing Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.395 (98.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.395 · newest: 0.395 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Directx — versions 9.0, 10.0, 7.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
- Microsoft Windows-Nt — versions xp, 2008
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1780 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3937 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-033 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29578 (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5562 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-040/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/30579 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)