Microsoft Windows DirectX SAMI buffer overflow
| win-sami-code-execution (42674) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Windows DirectX is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking of the Accessible Media Interchange (SAMI) "Class Name"parameter. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted SAMI file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 9.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 6.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in the latest Microsoft Security Bulletin. See References.
— OR —
Use Microsoft Automatic Update if it is supported by your operating system. The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.
References:
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-033: Vulnerabilities in DirectX Could Allow Remote Code Execution (951698).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-011: Vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow Could Allow Remote Code Execution (961373).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-028: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft DirectShow Could Allow Remote Code Execution (971633).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-013: Vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow Could Allow Remote Code Execution (977935).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-033: Vulnerabilities in Media Decompression Could Allow Remote Code Execution (979902).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-094: Vulnerability in Windows Media Encoder Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2447961.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-004: Vulnerabilities in Windows Media Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2636391).
- NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2008008891, Rev 1: Centrex IP Client Manager (CICM) response to Microsoft June security bulletin.
- NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2008008897, Rev 1: Nortel Response to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-033.
- ZDI-08-040: Microsoft DirectX SAMI File Format Name Parsing Stack Overflow Vulnerability.
- ASA-2008-235: MS08-033 Vulnerabilities in DirectX Could Allow Remote Code Execution (951698)
- BID-29578: Microsoft DirectX SAMI File Parsing Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1444: 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.
- SA30579: Microsoft DirectX MJPEG/SAMI File Processing Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1020223: Microsoft DirectX SAMI File Validation Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1780: Microsoft Windows DirectX Remote Code Execution (MS08-033)
Platforms Affected:
- HP Storage Management Appliance 2.1
- Microsoft DirectX 7.0
- Microsoft DirectX 8.1
Reported:
Jun 10, 2008
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