CVE-2009-0226 - Stack-based buffer overflow in the PowerPoint 4.2 conversion filter in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in sound data in a file that uses a PowerPoint 4.0 native file format, leading to memory corruption, aka "Legacy File Format Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-0222, CVE-2009-0223, CVE-2009-0227, and CVE-2009-1137

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HIGH

Stack-based buffer overflow in the PowerPoint 4.2 conversion filter in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in sound data in a file that uses a PowerPoint 4.0 native file format, leading to memory corruption, aka "Legacy File Format Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-0222, CVE-2009-0223, CVE-2009-0227, and CVE-2009-1137

Published May 12, 2009

9.3

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 34.79%

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the PowerPoint 4.2 conversion filter in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in sound data in a file that uses a PowerPoint 4.0 native file format, leading to memory corruption, aka "Legacy File Format Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-0222, CVE-2009-0223, CVE-2009-0227, and CVE-2009-1137.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (8)

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=789
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32428
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34881
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022205
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.html
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6106
vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL

Link	Providers	Tags
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=789		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32428		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34881		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022205		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.html		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6106		vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner microsoft

Published May 12, 2009

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Jan 20, 2009

Link CVE-2009-0226

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2009-0226

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2009-0226