CVE-2009-0556

Microsoft · Published April 3, 2009

8.8

CVSS v3.1

HIGH

CISA KEV — Federal agencies must patch by deadline

Actively exploited in the wild

Patch availableGet patch

Description

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

Office Powerpoint
Powerpoint

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H