Is CVE-2008-0015 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2008-0015 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on February 17, 2026.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0015?

CVE-2008-0015 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-0015

HIGH · CVSS 8.8CISA KEV: actively exploitedEPSS 76.6%EU EUVD: exploited

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."

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 76.6% (100th percentile)
In CISA KEV: Yes, added February 17, 2026
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-0028)
Published: July 7, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Analyzed

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Added to the KEV catalog on February 17, 2026; federal remediation due March 10, 2026.

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0028 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on February 18, 2026.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / windows 2003 server
microsoft / windows 2003 server
microsoft / windows 2003 server
microsoft / windows xp
microsoft / windows xp

Certified products that may be affected

4 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Windows XP Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 989 - historical
Windows XP Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 990 - historical
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 including R2, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, x64, and Itanium Editions; Windows XP Professional SP2 and x64 SP2; Windows XP Embedded SP2 - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10184-2008 - archived
Microsoft Windows 2003 and Microsoft Windows XP - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0131-2005 - archived

References

http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-already-used-in-ms09-035.aspx(Broken Link)
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6733(Exploit)
http://osvdb.org/55651(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36187(Broken Link)
http://www.csis.dk/dk/nyheder/nyheder.asp?tekstID=799(Exploit)
http://www.iss.net/threats/329.html(Exploit)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180513(US Government Resource)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspx(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35558(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35585(Broken Link)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022514(Broken Link)
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/TA09-223A.html(US Government Resource)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232(Broken Link)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-032(Third Party Advisory)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-037(Third Party Advisory)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6333(Broken Link)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6363(Broken Link)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7436(Broken Link)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-0015(US Government Resource)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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