CVE-2008-0011

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

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

Timeline

Published: Jun 12, 2008
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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