Microsoft DirectX up to 10.0 DirectShow quartz.dll memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft DirectX up to 10.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing in the library quartz.dll of the component DirectShow. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The bug was discovered 12/11/2007. The weakness was shared 12/11/2007 by Jun Mao (iDefense) with VeriSign (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-3901 since 07/19/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.
A public exploit has been developed by ryujin in Python and been published 4 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29308 (MS07-064: Vulnerabilities in DirectX Could Allow Remote Code Execution (941568)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90419 (DirectX Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS07-064)).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5816.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38721), Exploit-DB (4866), Tenable (29308), SecurityFocus (BID 26789†) and OSVDB (39126†). The entries VDB-3502, VDB-3503 and VDB-39369 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Status: Highly functional
Author: ryujin
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Nessus ID: 29308
Nessus Name: MS07-064: Vulnerabilities in DirectX Could Allow Remote Code Execution (941568)
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OpenVAS ID: 801710
OpenVAS Name: Vulnerabilities in DirectX Could Allow Remote Code Execution (941568)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/microsoft_directx_sami
Saint Name: Microsoft DirectX SAMI parser buffer overflow
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MetaSploit ID: ms07_064_sami.rb
MetaSploit Name: MS07-064 Microsoft DirectX DirectShow SAMI Buffer Overflow
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Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Jun Mao (iDefense)
Organization: VeriSign
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2007-3901 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3901
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40004
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X-Force: 38721
SecurityFocus: 26789 - Microsoft DirectX SAMI File Parsing Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 28010 - Microsoft DirectX SAMI/WAV/AVI File Parsing Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 39126 - CVE-2007-3901 - MS07-064 - Microsoft - DirectX - Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019073
Vulnerability Center: 17085 - [MS07-064] Microsoft DirectX Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution via SAMI Files, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-4180
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/16/2015 01:43 PMUpdated: 01/11/2025 06:41 PM
Changes: 03/16/2015 01:43 PM (106), 08/01/2019 02:47 PM (5), 10/14/2024 01:22 AM (17), 01/11/2025 06:41 PM (1)
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