CVE-2008-0011
Microsoft DirectX 8.1 through 9.0c, and DirectX on Microsoft XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008, does not properly perform MJPEG error checking, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…
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Description
Microsoft DirectX 8.1 through 9.0c, and DirectX on Microsoft XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008, does not properly perform MJPEG error checking, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MJPEG stream in a (1) AVI or (2) ASF file, aka the "MJPEG Decoder Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 31.59% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/directx
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2Mailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30579Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020222Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29581Patch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1780Broken Link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-033
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5236
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2Mailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30579Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020222Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29581Patch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1780Broken Link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-033
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5236
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.