CVE-2008-0015: Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-0015 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. It is known to be exploited: CISA lists it, first on 17-02-2026. EPSS estimates a 76.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 6 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 07-07-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-02-2026
   Added to CISA KEVMicrosoft Windows Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
3. 18-02-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
4. 10-03-2026
   CISA remediation dueApply mitigations per vendor instructions.

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."

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
• CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowA stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).