Vulnerabilities in DirectX Could Allow Remote Code Execution (941568)
🗓️ 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| docs | www.docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-064 |
| secunia | www.secunia.com/advisories/28010 |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/26789 |
| securitytracker | www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2007/Dec/1019073.html |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/26804 |
| xforce | www.xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/38722 |
| xforce | www.xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/38721 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801710");
script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-01-14 07:39:17 +0100 (Fri, 14 Jan 2011)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_cve_id("CVE-2007-3901", "CVE-2007-3895");
script_name("Vulnerabilities in DirectX Could Allow Remote Code Execution (941568)");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/28010");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26789");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26804");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/38721");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/38722");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2007/Dec/1019073.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-064");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
script_dependencies("secpod_reg_enum.nasl");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
script_mandatory_keys("SMB/registry_enumerated");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow arbitrary code execution and can
potentially compromise a user's system.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"DirectX 7.0, 8.1 and 9.0 on Microsoft Windows 2000
DirectX 9.0 on Microsoft Windows XP and 2003
DirectX 10.0 on Microsoft Windows vista");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to:
- A boundary error in quartz.dll when parsing 'SAMI' files which can be
exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow when opening a
specially crafted file.
- An error within the DirectShow technology when parsing 'AVI' and 'WAV'
files.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing a critical security update according to
Microsoft Bulletin MS07-064.");
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");
# OS with Hotfix Check
if(hotfix_check_sp(win2k:5, xp:4, win2003:3, winVista:3) <= 0){
exit(0);
}
directXver = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectX", item:"Version");
if(!egrep(pattern:"^4\.0[789]\..*", string:directXver)){
exit(0);
}
# MS09-011 Hotfix check
if(hotfix_missing(name:"941568") == 0){
exit(0);
}
dllFile = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\COM3\Setup",
item:"Install Path");
if(!dllFile){
exit(0);
}
share = ereg_replace(pattern:"([A-Z]):.*", replace:"\1$", string:dllFile);
file = ereg_replace(pattern:"[A-Z]:(.*)", replace:"\1",
string:dllFile + "\quartz.dll");
dllVer = GetVer(file:file, share:share);
if(!dllVer){
exit(0);
}
if(hotfix_check_sp(win2k:5) > 0)
{
if(directXver =~ "^4\.07")
{
if(version_is_less(version:dllVer, test_version:"6.1.9.733")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:dllVer, fixed_version:"6.1.9.733");
security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}
}
else if(directXver =~ "^4\.08")
{
if(version_is_less(version:dllVer, test_version:"6.3.1.890")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:dllVer, fixed_version:"6.3.1.890");
security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}
}
else if(directXver =~ "^4\.09")
{
if(version_is_less(version:dllVer, test_version:"6.5.1.908")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:dllVer, fixed_version:"6.5.1.908");
security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}
}
exit(0);
}
if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:4) > 0)
{
if(directXver =~ "^4\.09")
{
SP = get_kb_item("SMB/WinXP/ServicePack");
if("Service Pack 2" >< SP)
{
if(version_is_less(version:dllVer, test_version:"6.5.2600.3243")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:dllVer, fixed_version:"6.5.2600.3243");
security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}
}
}
}
if(hotfix_check_sp(win2003:3) > 0)
{
if(directXver =~ "^4\.09")
{
SP = get_kb_item("SMB/Win2003/ServicePack");
if("Service Pack 1" >< SP)
{
if(version_is_less(version:dllVer, test_version:"6.5.3790.3035")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:dllVer, fixed_version:"6.5.3790.3035");
security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}
}
else if("Service Pack 2" >< SP)
{
if(version_is_less(version:dllVer, test_version:"6.5.3790.4178")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:dllVer, fixed_version:"6.5.3790.4178");
security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}
}
}
}
dllFile = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion",
item:"PathName");
if(!dllFile){
exit(0);
}
share = ereg_replace(pattern:"([A-Z]):.*", replace:"\1$", string:dllFile);
file = ereg_replace(pattern:"[A-Z]:(.*)", replace:"\1",
string:dllFile + "\system32\quartz.dll");
dllVer = GetVer(file:file, share:share);
if(!dllVer){
exit(0);
}
if(hotfix_check_sp(winVista:3) > 0)
{
if(directXver =~ "^4\.09")
{
if(version_is_less(version:dllVer, test_version:"6.6.6000.16587")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:dllVer, fixed_version:"6.6.6000.16587");
security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}
exit(0);
}
}
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