CVE-2009-0227
Stack-based buffer overflow in the PowerPoint 4.2 conversion filter (PP4X32.DLL) in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of structures in sound data in a file…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 35.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the PowerPoint 4.2 conversion filter (PP4X32.DLL) in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of structures in sound data in a file that uses a PowerPoint 4.0 native file format, leading to memory corruption, aka "Legacy File Format Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-0222, CVE-2009-0223, CVE-2009-0226, and CVE-2009-1137.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 35.72% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/office powerpoint
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=787
- http://osvdb.org/54384
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32428Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34882
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022205
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6239
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=787
- http://osvdb.org/54384
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32428Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34882
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022205
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6239
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.