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CVE-2009-0226

UnknownEPSS 34.79%

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CVE-2009-0226 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 34.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
34.79%

98.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersionsUpdate
MicrosoftOffice Powerpoint2000Sp3
MicrosoftOffice Powerpoint2002Sp3
MicrosoftOffice Powerpoint2003Sp3

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 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.
How severe is CVE-2009-0226?
Severity scoring for CVE-2009-0226 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 34.79% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0226?
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Source: NVD / NIST