CVE-2008-1444

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 39.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-06-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

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."

Affected products

Microsoft Directx: 9.0, 10.0, 7.0, 8.1

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/30579
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3937
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020223
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493250/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29578
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1780
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-040/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-033
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5562
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2

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