CVE-2008-1444

Summary

CVECVE-2008-1444
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-06-12 02:32:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-12 21:45:00 UTC
DescriptionStack-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."

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Directx 10.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Directx 7.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Directx 8.1 All All All
Application Microsoft Directx 9.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Directx 10.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Directx 7.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Directx 8.1 All All All
Application Microsoft Directx 9.0 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt 2008 All itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt 2008 All x32 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt 2008 All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt xp sp3 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt 2008 All itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt 2008 All x32 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt 2008 All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt xp sp3 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp4 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp4 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp1 itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp2 itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp2 x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp1 itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp2 itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp2 x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista All All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista All All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 x64 All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-162B -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities CERT www.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Microsoft DirectX SAMI File Validation Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Microsoft DirectX MJPEG/SAMI File Processing Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-033 - Critical | Microsoft Docs MS docs.microsoft.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Broken Link
Zero Day Initiative MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Microsoft DirectX SAMI File Parsing Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
SecurityReason - Microsoft DirectX SAMI File Format Name Parsing Stack Overflow Vulnerability SREASON securityreason.com Third Party Advisory
HPSBST02344 HP marc.info Mailing List
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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