Vulnerability details

CVE-2008-0015

Actively exploited
Microsoft Windows
CVSS 3.1
8.8High

Official description

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."

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
8.8High 3.1 CISA ADP / Vulnrichment (CISA-ADP) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
No product information recorded.

References and advisories

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Details

Published
2009-07-08
Last updated
2026-02-18
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
mitre
Kolun priority
78 · High

CISA KEV catalog

Date added
2026-02-17
Due date
2026-03-10
Used in ransomware
Unknown

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

76.57%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
99.5%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
No
Exploitation
Active
Technical impact
Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-121
    Stack-based Buffer Overflow