CVE-2008-0015 on CISA KEV

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, a

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

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…

02Required action — verbatim from 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.

03Notes & references

• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35558
• www.us-cert.gov — http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html
• blogs.technet.com — http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-…
• osvdb.org — http://osvdb.org/55651
• oval.cisecurity.org — https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3…
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35585
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/36187
• docs.microsoft.com — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-03…
• oval.cisecurity.org — https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3…
• www.vupen.com — http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232
• www.securitytracker.com — http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022514
• docs.microsoft.com — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-03…
• www.csis.dk — http://www.csis.dk/dk/nyheder/nyheder.asp?tekstID=799
• isc.sans.org — http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6733
• www.us-cert.gov — http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-187A.html
• www.microsoft.com — http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspx
• www.us-cert.gov — http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
• www.iss.net — http://www.iss.net/threats/329.html
• oval.cisecurity.org — https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3…
• www.kb.cert.org — http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180513

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

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06Detection

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