CVE-2008-0015
Stack-based buffer overflow in the CComVariant::ReadFromStream function in the Active Template Library (ATL), as used in the…
- 8.8HighCVSS base score
- 76.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.5% of all CVEs
- YesKnown exploitedin CISA's KEV since 17 Feb 2026
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
ENISA's EU Vulnerability Database lists it as exploited, from CISA's KEV, since 17 Feb 2026.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: it is being exploited.
Show the exploits3
Metasploit modules1 module
- Microsoft DirectShow (msvidctl.dll) MPEG-2 Memory Corruption (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/browser/msvidctl_mpeg2Rank normaldisclosed 5 Jul 2009
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Microsoft DirectShow - 'msvidctl.dll' MPEG-2 Memory Corruption (MS09-032/MS09-037) (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16615local, windowspublished 30 Apr 2010Verified
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Video - ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 9108remote, windowspublished 10 Jul 2009Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 19 months later
· 19 months later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Added to CISA KEV
Known exploited in the wild
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
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 (11 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.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References21
- 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)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-0028 (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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