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CVE-2007-3901 is a stack-based buffer overflow in the DirectShow Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange (SAMI) parser implemented in quartz.dll across Microsoft DirectX 7.0 through 10.0. By supplying a crafted SAMI file that triggers improper bounds handling during parsing, an attacker can overflow a stack buffer and potentially redirect execution flow to attacker-controlled code, resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the vulnerable process.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module (ms07_064_sami.rb) that exploits a stack buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2007-3901) in the DirectShow Synchronized Accessible Media Interchanged (SAMI) parser (quartz.dll) on Windows systems. The exploit targets Windows 2000 Professional SP4 (English) with Windows Media Player 6.4.09.1129 and DirectX 8.0. The module sets up a malicious TCP server that delivers a specially crafted SAMI file via HTTP. When a victim opens this file in Windows Media Player, the buffer overflow is triggered, allowing arbitrary code execution with the user's privileges. The payload is customizable via Metasploit and avoids specific bad characters. The code is written in Ruby and is structured as a standard Metasploit exploit module, with the main logic in the 'on_client_connect' method, which handles client connections and delivers the exploit payload.
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