CVE-2008-0015

Deferred
Published: 07 Jul 2009, 23:00
Last modified:18 Feb 2026, 04:56

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.3 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
80.64% CRITICAL
81% probability -6.88%
KEV
Listed
CISA
1 listing
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
6 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

07 Jul 2009, 23:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
17 Feb 2026, 00:00
Added to CISA KEV
Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
18 Feb 2026, 04:56
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
10 Mar 2026, 00:00
CISA Remediation Due
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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."

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 80.64%• Percentile: 99%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-119•Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    The 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-121•Stack-based Buffer Overflow

    A 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).

Affected Systems

  • microsoft•windows_2003_server

    na

  • microsoft•windows_xp

    na

References (21)