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CVE-2008-0015

high · 8.8Actively exploited

On the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Added 2026-02-17Remediation due 2026-03-10

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."

8.8
CVSS
76.7%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
100th
EPSS percentile
2009-07-07
Published

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

Weaknesses

CWE-119CWE-121

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
microsoftwindows_2003_serverall versions
microsoftwindows_2003_serverall versions
microsoftwindows_2003_serverall versions
microsoftwindows_xpall versions
microsoftwindows_xpall versions

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References

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