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CVE-2009-0224

Published: May 12, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-94
NVD MITRE
9.3CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
30.1%
Top 2.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; PowerPoint Viewer 2003 and 2007 SP1 and SP2; PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Microsoft Works 8.5 and 9.0; and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 do not properly validate PowerPoint files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple crafted BuildList records that include ChartBuild containers, which triggers memory corruption, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected Products

n/an/a
compatibility pack word excel powerpointmicrosoft
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
office compatibility pack for word excel ppt 2007microsoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
office powerpointmicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
office powerpoint viewermicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Operating Systems / windows
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6023
oval.cisecurity.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32428
secunia.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290
vupen.com
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Timeline

Published
May 12, 2009
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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