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CVE-2008-0015 Detail

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."


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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
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 Exploit 
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6733 Exploit 
http://osvdb.org/55651
http://osvdb.org/55651
http://secunia.com/advisories/36187
http://secunia.com/advisories/36187
http://www.csis.dk/dk/nyheder/nyheder.asp?tekstID=799 Exploit 
http://www.csis.dk/dk/nyheder/nyheder.asp?tekstID=799 Exploit 
http://www.iss.net/threats/329.html Exploit 
http://www.iss.net/threats/329.html Exploit 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180513 US Government Resource 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180513 US Government Resource 
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspx Vendor Advisory 
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspx Vendor Advisory 
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 US Government Resource 
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/TA09-195A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.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
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232
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
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6333
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6333
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6363
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6363
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7436
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7436

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-0015
NVD Published Date:
07/07/2009
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE