CVE-2008-0020

N/A Unknown
Published: July 07, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36187
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36187
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/threats/329.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022712
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
51.0%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

microsoft