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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 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.

    Published:Jul 25, 2003
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jul 25, 2003
    EPSS Score:0.25679
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Directx

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    CVE-2025-55678 (CVSS 7) — Use after free in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.…
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    CVE-2012-1537 (CVSS 9.3) — Heap-based buffer overflow in DirectPlay in DirectX 9.0 through 11.1 in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Wind…
    CVE-2010-1880 (CVSS 9.3) — Unspecified vulnerability in Quartz.dll for DirectShow on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2…
    CVE-2010-1879 (CVSS 9.3) — Unspecified vulnerability in Quartz.dll for DirectShow; Windows Media Format Runtime 9, 9.5, and 11; Media Enc…
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    References

    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105899759824008&w=2
    http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-18.html
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/265232
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/561284
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-030
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1095
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1104
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A218
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105899759824008&w=2
    http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-18.html
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/265232
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/561284
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-030
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1095
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1104
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A218

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High