# CVE-2003-0346: Integer overflow in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via malicious MIDI files exploiting integer overflows in Windows DirectX, requiring user interaction to open the file.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jul 2003
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wpf2-wvqg-3wf6

## What is CVE-2003-0346?

CVE-2003-0346 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jul 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0346?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Directx.

## How do I fix CVE-2003-0346?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0346 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2003-0346 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0346 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-1537](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1537/): Microsoft DirectX NULL Byte Overwrite (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2012-1537](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1537/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-1879](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1879/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-1880](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1880/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-1538](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1538/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-0346 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2003-0346 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jul 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0346 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0346/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0346/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0346
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0346
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-0346

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