CVE-2008-0015 Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Stack-based buffer overflow in the CComVariant::ReadFromStream function in the Active Template Library (ATL), as used in the MPEG2TuneRequest ActiveX control in msvidctl.dll in DirectShow, in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page, as exploited in the wild in July 2009, aka "Microsoft Video ActiveX Control Vulnerability."
Overview
Severity
| Score | Severity | Version | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | HIGH | 3.1CISA-ADP | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 9.3 | HIGH | 2.0NVD | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
CISA required action
⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Mar 10, 2026
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2008-0015
- Status
- Analyzed
- Assigner (CNA)
- mitre
- Published
- Jul 7, 2009
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16 22:48 UTC
Affected Products
From NVD CPE configurations.
microsoftwindows 2003 server0 version ranges
No version detail published.
microsoftwindows xp0 version ranges
No version detail published.
References
- blogs.technet.com http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-already-used-in-ms09-035.aspx
- isc.sans.org http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6733
- osvdb.org http://osvdb.org/55651
- secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/36187
- csis.dk http://www.csis.dk/dk/nyheder/nyheder.asp?tekstID=799
- iss.net http://www.iss.net/threats/329.html
- kb.cert.org http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180513
- microsoft.com http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspx
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35558
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35585
- securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022514
- us-cert.gov http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-187A.html
- us-cert.gov http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
- us-cert.gov http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html
- vupen.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232
- docs.microsoft.com https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-032
- docs.microsoft.com https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-037
- oval.cisecurity.org https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6333
- oval.cisecurity.org https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6363
- oval.cisecurity.org https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7436
- cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-0015