CVE-2008-0015: Technical Deep-Dive (Auto Refreshed)

Generated on 2026-03-21T14:22:50.171Z. This file is automatically regenerated every 30 minutes by the CVE AI enrichment job using web sources (NVD, MITRE, CISA KEV, GitHub).

Executive Technical 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."

• Context preserved from previous revision: 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." Notes: Collection of proof-of-concept exploits written in Python that target vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Adobe Reader and Acrobat, Safari, and Opera.

Technical Details

• CVE: CVE-2008-0015
• KEV date added: 2026-02-17
• KEV due date: 2026-03-10
• NVD published: Unknown
• NVD modified: Unknown
• MITRE modified: 2026-02-18
• CVSS base score: N/A
• CVSS vector: N/A
• CVSS exploitability score: N/A
• CVSS impact score: N/A
• Attack vector: Unknown
• Attack complexity: Unknown
• Privileges required: Unknown
• User interaction: Unknown
• Scope: Unknown
• Confidentiality impact: Unknown
• Integrity impact: Unknown
• Availability impact: Unknown

Versions and Products Impacted

• n/a / n/a (versions: n/a)

Weakness Classification

• CWE-121

Repositories for Lab Validation (Public Examples)

• No public repository matched this CVE query in the current run.

People and Organizations Mentioned

• mitre
• Microsoft
• Windows

Practical Defensive Validation (Authorized Only)

1. Use only isolated environments and systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test.
2. Snapshot infrastructure before validation and preserve baseline logs (EDR, SIEM, OS, app).
3. Inventory n/a / n/a (versions: n/a) assets and confirm exact vulnerable versions with automated checks.
4. Patch in staged environments and validate closure with scanners + service health checks.
5. Map detections to MITRE ATT&CK tactics relevant to your environment and tune alert quality.

References

• NVD record: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0015
• MITRE CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0015
• CISA KEV Catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
• CISA KEV JSON feed: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json
• KEV notes: https://web.archive.org/web/20110305211119/https://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-032.mspx ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0015
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35558
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html
• http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-already-used-in-ms09-035.aspx
• http://osvdb.org/55651
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6333
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35585
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36187
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-032
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7436
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022514
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-037
• http://www.csis.dk/dk/nyheder/nyheder.asp?tekstID=799
• http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6733
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-187A.html

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