CVE-2008-0011
highpriority · attend · 48EPSS 0.316 · 98 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft DirectX 8.1 through 9.0c, and DirectX on Microsoft XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008, does not properly perform MJPEG error checking, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MJPEG stream in a (1) AVI or (2) ASF file, aka the "MJPEG Decoder Vulnerability."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
also known as (2)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30579enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020222enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29581enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1780enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-033enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5236enisa_euvd
Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.
Free scan