CVE-2008-1444

Summary

CVE	CVE-2008-1444
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	microsoft
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2008-06-12 02:32:00 UTC
Updated	2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
Description	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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector

Network

Access Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Application	Microsoft	Directx	10.0	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 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 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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	N/a	affected n/a	Not specified

References

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
Microsoft DirectX MJPEG/SAMI File Processing Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	secunia.com	Patch, Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-162B -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.us-cert.gov	Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
marc.info	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	marc.info	Mailing List
SecurityReason - Microsoft DirectX SAMI File Format Name Parsing Stack Overflow Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	securityreason.com	Third Party Advisory
Microsoft DirectX SAMI File Validation Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	securitytracker.com	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.vupen.com	Broken Link
Microsoft DirectX SAMI File Parsing Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com	Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SecurityFocus	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	oval.cisecurity.org
Zero Day Initiative	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.zerodayinitiative.com	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-033 - Critical \| Microsoft Docs	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	docs.microsoft.com
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.

There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.