CVE-2009-0223 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3. Attackers can exploit this by crafting malicious sound data within a PowerPoint 4.0 native file, leading to memory corruption. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with medium attack complexity and no authentication required. Despite its high risk, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion.
| 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.