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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-3901

Original release date:12/12/2007
Last revised:04/18/2011
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:8.5 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 6.8
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA07-345A
Name: TA07-345A
US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#804089
Name: VU#804089
External Source: MS
Name: MS07-064
Type: Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: ms-directshow-sami-code-execution(38721)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-4180
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1019073
External Source: BID
Name: 26789
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBST02299
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT071506
External Source: MILW0RM
Name: 4866
External Source: ISS
Name: 20071211 Multiple Microsoft DirectShow Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28010
Type: Advisory
External Source: IDEFENSE
Name: 20071211 Microsoft DirectX 7 and 8 DirectShow Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4520
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4520
Type: Tool Signature

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4520
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Vulnerable software and versions

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spacerspacerline trunkNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:::advanced_server
spacerspacerline trunkNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:::datacenter_server
spacerspacerline trunkNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:::professional
spacerspacerline trunkNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:::server
spacerspacerline trunkNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:datacenter_edition
spacerspacerline trunkNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise_edition
spacerspacerline trunkNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:standard
spacerspacerline trunkNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:web_edition
spacerspacerline trunkNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista
spacerspacerline trunkNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:::home
spacerspacerline trunkNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:::professional
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spacerspacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:directx:10.0
spacerspacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:directx:5.2
spacerspacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:directx:6.1
spacerspacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:directx:7.0
spacerspacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:directx:7.0a
spacerspacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:directx:7.1
spacerspacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:directx:8.0
spacerspacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:directx:8.0a
spacerspacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:directx:8.1
spacerspacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:directx:8.1a
spacerspacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:directx:8.1b
spacerspacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:directx:8.2
spacerspacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:directx:9.0a
spacerspacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:directx:9.0b
spacerspacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:microsoft:directx:9.0c
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