Microsoft Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2008-0015 is a stack-based buffer overflow in the Active Template Library (ATL) function CComVariant::ReadFromStream, as used by the MPEG2TuneRequest ActiveX control in msvidctl.dll (DirectShow) on Microsoft Windows. A remote attacker can trigger the flaw by causing a user to load specially crafted HTML content, such as a malicious web page, that instantiates the vulnerable ActiveX control and passes crafted data to the control. Affected platforms include legacy Microsoft Windows versions including Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2/SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold/SP1/SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Gold/SP2. Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution in the context of the logged-on user. The vulnerability was exploited in the wild, including activity observed in July 2009, and has been referred to as the Microsoft Video ActiveX Control Vulnerability.
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A critical vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite described as an SSRF issue that can lead to remote code execution via a specially crafted webpage.
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Stack-based buffer overflow in an ATL component used by a legacy Windows DirectShow ActiveX control (msvidctl.dll) allowing remote code execution via a crafted web page.
A stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control that can be exploited via a specially crafted web page to achieve remote code execution, and has been observed being used to download additional malware.
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