Vulnerability details
CVE-2008-0015
Actively exploitedMicrosoft 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
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| No product information recorded. | |||
References and advisories
21- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35558 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-already-used-in-ms09-035.aspx x_refsource_MISC
- http://osvdb.org/55651 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6333 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35585 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36187 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-032 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7436 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022514 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-037 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- http://www.csis.dk/dk/nyheder/nyheder.asp?tekstID=799 x_refsource_MISC
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6733 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-187A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspx x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
- http://www.iss.net/threats/329.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_ISS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6363 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180513 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-0015 government-resource
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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-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow