CVE-2009-0227 is a stack-based buffer overflow in the PowerPoint 4.2 conversion filter (PP4X32.DLL) affecting Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 9.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious PowerPoint 4.0 file containing excessive sound data structures, leading to memory corruption. While highly severe and easily exploitable over a network with no authentication, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old flaw.
| 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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