CVE-2009-0227

Critical

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the PowerPoint 4.2 conversion filter (PP4X32.DLL) in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of structures 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-2009-0226, and CVE-2009-1137.

SeverityCritical

CVSS9.3

Exploit probability—

Product

Microsoft Office Powerpoint

PublishedMay 12, 2009

First seenMay 12, 2009

How to fix

Vendor advisories

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
microsoft office_powerpoint	2000, 2002, 2003	—

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