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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 7.0 through 10.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SAMI file.

    Published:Dec 12, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 12, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.77464
    CVSS Score:8.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Directx
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2000
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2003 Server
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Vista
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Xp

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16442https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4866

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2025-60723 (CVSS 6.3) — Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows DirectX…
    CVE-2025-60716 (CVSS 7) — Use after free in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.…
    CVE-2025-55698 (CVSS 7.7) — Null pointer dereference in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to deny service over a network.…
    CVE-2025-55678 (CVSS 7) — Use after free in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.…
    CVE-2025-53135 (CVSS 7) — Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows DirectX…
    CVE-2025-50176 (CVSS 7.8) — Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Graphics Kernel allows an authorized attacker…
    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…
    CVE-2009-1539 (CVSS 9.3) — The QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 7.0 through 9.0c on Windows…

    References

    http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=632
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28010
    http://www.iss.net/threats/280.html
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/804089
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485268/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26789
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019073
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-345A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4180
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-064
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38721
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4520
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4866
    http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=632
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28010
    http://www.iss.net/threats/280.html
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/804089
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485268/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26789
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019073
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-345A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4180
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-064
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38721
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4520
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4866

    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