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CVE-2008-0015

HIGHCISA KEV

8.8

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."

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published7/7/2009

Last Modified2/18/2026

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMicrosoft

ProductWindows

Vulnerability Name Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2026-02-17

Remediation Due Date2026-03-10

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

microsoft:windows_2003_servermicrosoft:windows_xp

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119CWE-121

References

http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-already-used-in-ms09-035.aspx(cve@mitre.org)

http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6733(cve@mitre.org)

http://osvdb.org/55651(cve@mitre.org)

http://secunia.com/advisories/36187(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.csis.dk/dk/nyheder/nyheder.asp?tekstID=799(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.iss.net/threats/329.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180513(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspx(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35558(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35585(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022514(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-187A.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232(cve@mitre.org)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-032(cve@mitre.org)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-037(cve@mitre.org)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6333(cve@mitre.org)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6363(cve@mitre.org)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7436(cve@mitre.org)

http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-already-used-in-ms09-035.aspx(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6733(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://osvdb.org/55651(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/36187(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.csis.dk/dk/nyheder/nyheder.asp?tekstID=799(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.iss.net/threats/329.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180513(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspx(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35558(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35585(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022514(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-187A.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-032(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-037(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6333(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6363(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7436(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-0015(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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