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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-1444 · published 12 June 2008

CVE-2008-1444: Microsoft directx memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Microsoft · Directx

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."

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 39% · top 1.4% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
39%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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."

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2 Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/30579 PatchVendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3937 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020223 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493250/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29578 PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1780 Broken Link
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-040/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB 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
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2 Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/30579 PatchVendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3937 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020223 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493250/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29578 PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1780 Broken Link
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-040/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB 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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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-1444), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.