Stack-based buffer overflow in the CComVariant::ReadFromStream function in the Active Template Library (ATL), as used in the MPEG2TuneRequest 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 a crafted web page, as exploited in the wild in July 2009, aka "Microsoft Video ActiveX Control Vulnerability."
Published Jul 7, 2009 ·Due Mar 10, 2026
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 76.58%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the CComVariant::ReadFromStream function in the Active Template Library (ATL), as used in the MPEG2TuneRequest 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 a crafted web page, as exploited in the wild in July 2009, aka "Microsoft Video ActiveX Control Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
Feb 17, 2026
Patch Due
Mar 10, 2026
Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 17, 2026 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (27 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 76.58% (0.76576) | 99.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 76.65% (0.76647) | 99.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 81.58% (0.81585) | 99.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 13, 2026 | 83.17% (0.83172) | 99.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 80.64% (0.80640) | 99.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 86.56% (0.86563) | 99.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 14, 2025 | 88.04% (0.88037) | 99.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 23, 2025 | 82.78% (0.82775) | 99.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 84.09% (0.84093) | 99.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 82.73% (0.82727) | 99.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 83.96% (0.83964) | 99.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.70% (0.96696) | 99.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 96.32% (0.96323) | 99.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 96.45% (0.96452) | 99.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 6, 2024 | 96.97% (0.96974) | 99.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 96.84% (0.96843) | 99.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 96.86% (0.96862) | 99.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 5, 2024 | 97.13% (0.97131) | 99.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 24, 2023 | 97.30% (0.97301) | 99.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 97.24% (0.97242) | 99.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | 97.17% (0.97167) | 99.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2023 | 97.20% (0.97202) | 99.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 26, 2023 | 96.98% (0.96978) | 99.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2023 | 97.13% (0.97131) | 99.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.20% (0.97204) | 99.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 84.32% (0.84324) | 99.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 84.32% (0.84324) | 99.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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