Vulnerability Intelligence Report
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.3
HIGH
EPSS Probability:35.72%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | office_powerpoint | 2000, 2002, 2003 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
35.721%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Microsoft Corporation · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2009-01-20T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2009-05-12T22:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2009-05-12 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-07T04:24:18 |
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