CVE-2009-0226 is a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted PowerPoint 4.0 native file containing a long string in sound data, leading to memory corruption. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low authentication requirements, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2003CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.