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 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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 9.3 Critical

Status

Modified - secure@microsoft.com

Published

2009-05-12

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected products

• Office Powerpoint (Microsoft)

References

• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=787
• http://osvdb.org/54384
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32428
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34882
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022205
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290
• 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