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high 8.8

CVE-2008-0015 kev in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the CComVariant::ReadFromStream function in the Active Template Library (ATL), as used in the MPEG2TuneReque…

published 2009-07-07 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-0028

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2026-02-17
epss
76.6%
EPSS 76.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
public exploits
3
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

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."

Patch / fix

cisa 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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/msvidctl_mpeg2)
  2. Published
  3. CISA SSVC: exploitation active
  4. Added to CISA KEV
  5. CISA patch deadline

Known exploited

Added
8 mo ago
Patch by
2026-03-10 (8 mo ago)
Ransomware
Not known
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.
Vendor, product
Microsoft, Windows
CISA name
Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
8 mo ago

Exploit prediction

76.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/msvidctl_mpeg2 Microsoft DirectShow (msvidctl.dll) MPEG-2 Memory Corruption metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2009-07-05
  • EDB-16615 Microsoft DirectShow - 'msvidctl.dll' MPEG-2 Memory Corruption (MS09-032/MS09-037) (Metasploit) local, 2010-04-30
  • EDB-9108 Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Video - ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2009-07-10
  • csis.dk http://www.csis.dk/dk/nyheder/nyheder.asp?tekstID=799 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • isc.sans.org http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6733 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • iss.net http://www.iss.net/threats/329.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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