MSRXVulnerabilities / CVE-2009-0556
CVE-2009-0556
Published 2009-04-03 · Analyzed
CVE-2009-0556
Microsoft Office PowerPoint Code Injection Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild: CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-01-07, with a fix-by date of 2026-01-28. Patch it first.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
8.8 HIGH
CVSS 3.1 · CNA
CVSS 3.1 · CNA
67%
chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS; in the top 1% of all CVEs)
chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS; in the top 1% of all CVEs)
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3, and PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with an OutlineTextRefAtom containing an an invalid index value that triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in April 2009 by Exploit:Win32/Apptom.gen, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Affected products
- microsoft office powerpoint: 2004
- microsoft powerpoint: 2000 sp3; 2002 sp3; 2003 sp3
Weakness: CWE-94
19 references (advisories, patches, write-ups)
- http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2009/04/02/new-0-day-exploits-using-powerpoint-files.aspx · Vendor Advisory
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/04/02/microsoft-security-advisory-969136.aspx · Vendor Advisory
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/04/02/investigating-the-new-powerpoint-issue.aspx · Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/53182 · Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34572 · Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/627331 · US Government Resource
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/969136.mspx · Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503453/100/0/threaded · Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34351 · Broken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021967 · Broken Link
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.html · US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0915 · Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290 · Broken Link
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-019 · Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017 · Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49632 · Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6204 · Broken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6279 · Broken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0556 · US Government Resource
Sources: NVD, CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Missing ones did not answer or have no record yet.