CVE-2008-0020 is an unspecified memory corruption vulnerability within the Active Template Library (ATL) IPersistStreamInit interface, specifically in the Microsoft Video ActiveX control (msvidctl.dll) used by DirectShow. This flaw affects various Microsoft Windows versions, including Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2/SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista, and Server 2008. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is a critical vulnerability allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring medium attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:-:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:professional_x64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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.