CVE-2003-0346
highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.327 · 98 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Multiple integer overflows in a Microsoft Windows DirectX MIDI library (QUARTZ.DLL) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a MIDI (.mid) file with (1) large length for a Text or Copyright string, or (2) a large number of tracks, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
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affected products (7)
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also known as (2)
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references (16)
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- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105899759824008&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-18.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/265232enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/561284enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-030enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1095enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1104enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A218enisa_euvd
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