CVE-2009-0226

high

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the PowerPoint 4.2 conversion filter in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string 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-2009-0227, and CVE-2009-1137.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6106

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/34881

http://secunia.com/advisories/32428

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=789

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