CVE-2008-0011 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft DirectX versions 8.1 through 9.0c, affecting various Windows operating systems including XP, Server 2003, Vista, and Server 2008. The flaw stems from improper MJPEG error checking, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by embedding a crafted MJPEG stream within AVI or ASF files. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.