Buffer overflow in Microsoft Directx
CVE-2008-0011
Microsoft DirectX 8.1 through 9.0c, and DirectX on Microsoft XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008, does not properly perform MJPEG error checking, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MJPEG stream in a (1) AVI or (2) ASF file, aka the "MJPEG Decoder Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.316 (98.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.316 · newest: 0.316 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Directx — versions 9.0, 7.0, 8.1
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
- Microsoft Windows-Nt — versions xp, 2008
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1780 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5236 (signature, vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (Patch, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-033 (vendor-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29581 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/30579 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)