CVE-2008-0015
Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 10 March 2026). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
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 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 76.58% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 10 July 2009
- CISA KEV
- Listed 17 February 2026 · due 10 March 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-121
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 76.6% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. 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
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-16615source ↗ | Microsoft DirectShow - 'msvidctl.dll' MPEG-2 Memory Corruption (MS09-032/MS09-037) (Metasploit)windows · Metasploit | local | 30 April 2010 | yes |
| EDB-9108source ↗ | Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Video - ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflowwindows · David Kennedy (ReL1K) | remote | 10 July 2009 | yes |
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-already-used-in-ms09-035.aspxBroken Link
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6733Exploit
- http://osvdb.org/55651Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36187Broken Link
- http://www.csis.dk/dk/nyheder/nyheder.asp?tekstID=799Exploit
- http://www.iss.net/threats/329.htmlExploit
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180513US Government Resource
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspxVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35558Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35585Broken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022514Broken Link
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-187A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232Broken Link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-032Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-037Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6333Broken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6363Broken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7436Broken Link
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-already-used-in-ms09-035.aspxBroken Link
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6733Exploit
- http://osvdb.org/55651Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36187Broken Link
- http://www.csis.dk/dk/nyheder/nyheder.asp?tekstID=799Exploit
- http://www.iss.net/threats/329.htmlExploit
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180513US Government Resource
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspxVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35558Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35585Broken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.