CVE-2009-0224

high

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."

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6023

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

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

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

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34879

http://secunia.com/advisories/32428

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=793

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-05-12

Updated: 2018-10-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High