CVE-2008-0015
Stack-based buffer overflow in the CComVariant::ReadFromStream function in the Active Template Library (ATL), as used in the…
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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."
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
- Added
- 17 Feb 2026
- Fix due (US federal)
- 10 Mar 2026
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 76.6% · top 0.5% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (21)
- 35558 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- TA09-223A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-already-used-in-ms09-035.aspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 55651 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6333 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 35585 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 36187 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MS09-032 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7436 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- ADV-2009-2232 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1022514 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- MS09-037 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- http://www.csis.dk/dk/nyheder/nyheder.asp?tekstID=799 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6733 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- TA09-187A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- TA09-195A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 20090706 Multiple Microsoft Video Control ActiveX Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_ISSx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6363 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- VU#180513 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-0015 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
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)
- CISA KEV catalog (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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