CVE-2009-0225 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted sound data in a file that uses a PowerPoint 95 native file format, leading to improper "array indexing" and memory corruption, aka "PP7 Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2009-05-12

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 31.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.3107.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/54388
http://secunia.com/advisories/32428
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34880
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022205
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290
http://www.vupen.com/exploits/Microsoft_PowerPoint_Array_Indexing_Code_Execution_Exploit_MS09_017_1290125.php
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5526

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Office Powerpoint

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2009-05-12T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:24:18.209Z

Reserved: 2009-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-0225

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-05-12T22:30:00.280

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:04:32.360

Link: CVE-2009-0225

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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