CVE-2009-0227

CRITICAL 9.3CVE-2009-0227 · Published 12/05/2009 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
office powerpoint microsoft	`= 2000= 2002= 2003`	No fix yet

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.

References

labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php
osvdb.org/54384
secunia.com/advisories/32428 · Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/34882
securitytracker.com/id
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.html · US Government Resource
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290 · Vendor Advisory
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6239

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