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."

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119 CWE-121

Affected software

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

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
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
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-0015US Government Resource

Timeline

Published: Jul 7, 2009
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: Feb 17, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed