PT-2009-1181 · Microsoft · Video Activex Control+1

Alex Wheeler + 1 · Published 2009-07-07 · Updated 2026-02-20 · CVE-2008-0015

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows versions 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2

Description A stack-based buffer overflow exists in the CComVariant::ReadFromStream function within the Active Template Library (ATL), specifically as used by the MPEG2TuneRequest ActiveX control in msvidctl.dll within Microsoft DirectShow. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted web page. The issue was exploited in the wild in July 2009. Successful exploitation grants the attacker the same user rights as the logged-on user. The vulnerable component is the Microsoft Video ActiveX Control.

Recommendations Versions prior to Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 are affected. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Stack Overflow

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-121

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0015

Affected Products

Video Activex Control

Windows

References · 38

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/msvidctl_mpeg2.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6733 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/9108 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://csis.dk/dk/nyheder/nyheder.asp?tekstID=799 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/16615 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://iss.net/threats/329.html · Exploit
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0015 · Security Note
• http://microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspx · Vendor Advisory
• https://web.archive.org/web/20110305211119/https://microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-032.mspx · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0015 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-037 · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-032 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232 · Note
• https://twitter.com/johndjohnson/status/2024839497188544559 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/152262 · Telegram Post