# CVE-2008-0015:  Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> CVE-2008-0015: Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. CVSS 8.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2008-0015
Last updated: 2026-06-16T22:48:45Z

- Published: 2009-07-07 23:00 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-16 22:48 UTC · Assigner: mitre
- CVSS: 8.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 76.6%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2026-02-17, federal due date 2026-03-10, ransomware use: Unknown

## 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."

## CISA required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

## Affected vendors and products

- Microsoft: Windows

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0015)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0015)
- [http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-already-used-in-ms09-035.aspx](http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-already-used-in-ms09-035.aspx)
- [http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6733](http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6733)
- [http://osvdb.org/55651](http://osvdb.org/55651)
- [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-032](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-032)
- [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-037](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-037)
- [http://secunia.com/advisories/36187](http://secunia.com/advisories/36187)
- [https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6333](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%253Aorg.mitre.oval%253Adef%253A6333)
- [https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6363](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%253Aorg.mitre.oval%253Adef%253A6363)
- [https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7436](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%253Aorg.mitre.oval%253Adef%253A7436)
- [http://www.csis.dk/dk/nyheder/nyheder.asp?tekstID=799](http://www.csis.dk/dk/nyheder/nyheder.asp?tekstID=799)
- [http://www.iss.net/threats/329.html](http://www.iss.net/threats/329.html)
- [http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180513](http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180513)
- [http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspx](http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspx)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35558](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35558)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35585](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35585)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022514](http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022514)
- [http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-187A.html](http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-187A.html)
- [http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html](http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html)
- [http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html](http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html)
- [http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232](http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232)

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