THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2007-3901
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2007-3901

Windows 2000 vulnerability

CVSS
8.5
EPSS
45.9%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 2000
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2007-12-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 45.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-3901

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 2000 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-3901.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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