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

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Name

Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor

Microsoft

Product

Windows

Added to the catalog

2026-02-17

Due date for US federal agencies

2026-03-10

Catalog version

2026.10.30

Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control contains a remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a specially crafted Web page. When a user views the Web page, the vulnerability could allow remote code execution. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the logged-on user.

Required action (CISA)

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

Ransomware use: CISA does not mark known use of this vulnerability in ransomware campaigns.

Links in CISA's 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

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NVD analysis

Status

Analyzed

Published

2009-07-07T23:30:00.187

Last modified

2026-06-16T22:48:45.957

Weaknesses

CWE-119, CWE-121

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."

References

• http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-already-used-in-ms09-035.aspx (Broken Link)
• http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6733 (Exploit)
• http://osvdb.org/55651 (Broken Link)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36187 (Broken Link)
• http://www.csis.dk/dk/nyheder/nyheder.asp?tekstID=799 (Exploit)
• http://www.iss.net/threats/329.html (Exploit)
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180513 (US Government Resource)
• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspx (Vendor Advisory)
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35558 (Broken Link)
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35585 (Broken Link)
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022514 (Broken Link)
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-187A.html (US Government Resource)
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html (US Government Resource)
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html (US Government Resource)
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232 (Broken Link)
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-032 (Third Party Advisory)
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-037 (Third Party Advisory)
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6333 (Broken Link)
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6363 (Broken Link)
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7436 (Broken Link)
• http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-already-used-in-ms09-035.aspx (Broken Link)
• http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6733 (Exploit)
• http://osvdb.org/55651 (Broken Link)
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36187 (Broken Link)
• http://www.csis.dk/dk/nyheder/nyheder.asp?tekstID=799 (Exploit)
• http://www.iss.net/threats/329.html (Exploit)
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180513 (US Government Resource)
• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspx (Vendor Advisory)
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35558 (Broken Link)
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35585 (Broken Link)
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022514 (Broken Link)
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-187A.html (US Government Resource)
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html (US Government Resource)
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html (US Government Resource)
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232 (Broken Link)
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-032 (Third Party Advisory)
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-037 (Third Party Advisory)
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6333 (Broken Link)
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6363 (Broken Link)
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7436 (Broken Link)
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-0015 (US Government Resource)

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CVE record

Assigner

mitre

State

PUBLISHED

Published

2009-07-07T23:00:00.000Z

Updated

2026-02-18T04:56:26.652Z

Problem types

n/a

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."

References

• 35558
• TA09-223A
• http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-already-used-in-ms09-035.aspx
• 55651
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6333
• 35585
• 36187
• MS09-032
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7436
• ADV-2009-2232
• 1022514
• MS09-037
• http://www.csis.dk/dk/nyheder/nyheder.asp?tekstID=799
• http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6733
• TA09-187A
• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspx
• TA09-195A
• 20090706 Multiple Microsoft Video Control ActiveX Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6363
• VU#180513

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