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."

Published: 2008-06-12 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1444 is rated High Risk (71.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 60.92%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1444

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 2025-12-28 61.08% 60.92% -0.15%
2 2025-12-27 60.92% 61.08% +0.15%
3 2025-10-28 — 60.92% —

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1444

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1444

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1444

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft directx 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft directx 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft directx 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft directx 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1444

URL Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2 Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/30579 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3937 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020223 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493250/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29578 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1780 Broken Link
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-040/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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
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