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CVE-2007-3901

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-3901 is a stack-based buffer overflow in the DirectShow SAMI parser within quartz.dll, affecting Microsoft DirectX versions 7.0 through 10.0 across various Windows operating systems. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.5, indicating that an authenticated remote attacker can execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted SAMI file. Exploit intelligence shows readily available Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries, though there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:7.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

8.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
6.8
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
45.87%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: MS07-064 Microsoft DirectX DirectShow SAMI Buffer Overflow · Dec 11, 2007
ExploitDB: EDB-16442 · Oct 5, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.4587 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 1,162 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

labs.idefense.com / intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-064
secunia.com / advisories/28010
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/38721
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4520
exploit-db.com / exploits/4866
iss.net / threats/280.html
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/804089
US Government Resource
securityfocus.com / archive/1/485268/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/26789
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA07-345A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/4180
Vendor Advisory