Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted structure in a Notes container in a PowerPoint file that causes PowerPoint to read more data than was allocated when creating a C++ object, leading to an overwrite of a function pointer, aka "Heap Corruption Vulnerability."
Published May 12, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 39.45%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted structure in a Notes container in a PowerPoint file that causes PowerPoint to read more data than was allocated when creating a C++ object, leading to an overwrite of a function pointer, aka "Heap Corruption Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
- 2004
- 2002
- 2003
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (28 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 39.45% (0.39453) | 98.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 39.45% (0.39453) | 98.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 72.43% (0.72431) | 98.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 69.57% (0.69568) | 98.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 72.24% (0.72242) | 98.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 59.48% (0.59485) | 97.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 72.24% (0.72242) | 98.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 86.78% (0.86783) | 98.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 87.85% (0.87850) | 98.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 78.50% (0.78496) | 98.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 20, 2024 | 77.03% (0.77034) | 98.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 15, 2024 | 79.47% (0.79466) | 98.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 8, 2024 | 83.27% (0.83268) | 98.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2024 | 81.79% (0.81786) | 98.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | 81.87% (0.81870) | 98.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 85.21% (0.85206) | 98.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 15, 2023 | 90.74% (0.90740) | 98.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 91.08% (0.91079) | 98.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 94.00% (0.93998) | 98.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 94.51% (0.94512) | 98.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 13, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 12, 2022 | 49.76% (0.49756) | 98.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 55.10% (0.55095) | 98.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 10, 2022 | 55.10% (0.55095) | 98.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 6, 2022 | 57.79% (0.57789) | 98.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 60.01% (0.60013) | 98.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=794 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32428 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503454 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34840 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
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-020/ x_refsource_MISC
- 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%3A5961 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=794 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32428 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503454 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34840 | 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 | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-020/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| 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%3A5961 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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