CVE-2008-0011

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 31.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-06-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

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."

Affected products

Microsoft Directx: 9.0, 7.0, 8.1, 10.0

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/30579
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020222
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29581
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1780
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-033
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5236
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/30579
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020222
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29581

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