CVE-2008-0020

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Load method in the IPersistStreamInit interface in the Active Template Library (ATL), as used in the Microsoft Video 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 unknown vectors that trigger memory corruption, aka "ATL Header Memcopy Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-0015.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 35.13% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html third party advisory us government 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://secunia.com/advisories/36187 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5850 vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-037 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022712 vdb entry
http://www.iss.net/threats/329.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0020?
CVE-2008-0020 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0020?
To fix CVE-2008-0020, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0020 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0020 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~35% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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