CVE-2007-3901

Exp

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.

Published: 2007-12-12 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-3901 is rated High Exploit Risk (85.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 79.46%, 99th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.00% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-3901

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16442 exploit_db edb 2010-10-05 Exploit-DB ↗
4866 exploit_db edb 2008-01-08 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-3901

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-13 77.46% 79.46% +2.00%
2 2026-04-19 77.13% 77.46% +0.34%
3 2026-03-02 — 77.13% —

Full EPSS history (33 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-3901

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 6.8 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-3901

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-3901

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft directx 5.2 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft directx 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft directx 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft directx 7.0a cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:7.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft directx 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft directx 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft directx 8.0a cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:8.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft directx 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft directx 8.1a cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:8.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft directx 8.1b cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:8.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft directx 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft directx 9.0a cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:9.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft directx 9.0b cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:9.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft directx 9.0c cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:9.0c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft directx 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-3901

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