CVE-2009-0222

Published: May 12, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

9.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted sound data in a file that uses a PowerPoint 4.0 native file format, leading to a "pointer overwrite" and memory corruption, aka "Legacy File Format Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-0223, CVE-2009-0226, CVE-2009-0227, and CVE-2009-1137.

Affected (3)

Products: Microsoft: Office Powerpoint

1 product

Office Powerpoint

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Office Powerpoint	Version 2000 sp3
Microsoft Office Powerpoint	Version 2002 sp3
Microsoft Office Powerpoint	Version 2003 sp3

Related CWEs

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

References (20)

http://osvdb.org/54382

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/32428

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34831

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022205

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.html

Source: secure@microsoft.com

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.vupen.com/exploits/Microsoft_PowerPoint_Memory_Corruption_Code_Execution_Exploit_MS09_017_1290124.php

Source: secure@microsoft.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/exploits/Microsoft_PowerPoint_Pointer_Overwrite_Code_Execution_Exploit_MS09_017_1290123.php

Source: secure@microsoft.com

Vendor Advisory

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017

Source: secure@microsoft.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6143

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://osvdb.org/54382

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/32428

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34831

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022205

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/exploits/Microsoft_PowerPoint_Memory_Corruption_Code_Execution_Exploit_MS09_017_1290124.php

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/exploits/Microsoft_PowerPoint_Pointer_Overwrite_Code_Execution_Exploit_MS09_017_1290123.php

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6143

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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