CVE-2008-0015
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.766 · 100 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSadded 2026-02-17remediate by 2026-03-10
required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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."
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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exploits (3)
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- EDB-9108Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Video - ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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- microsoft windows 2003 serverall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (41)
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- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-already-used-in-ms09-035.aspxenisa_euvd
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6733enisa_euvd
- http://osvdb.org/55651enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36187enisa_euvd
- http://www.csis.dk/dk/nyheder/nyheder.asp?tekstID=799enisa_euvd
- http://www.iss.net/threats/329.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180513enisa_euvd
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspxenisa_euvd
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