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CVE-2008-0011
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,…
High9.3EPSS 31.6%
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- Updated
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- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
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."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 31.6% · top 1.7% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- ADV-2008-1780 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5236 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 1020222 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- MS08-033 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- TA08-162B (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- HPSBST02344 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 29581 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 30579 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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