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 r

Critical 9.3 Published Updated
Exploited in the wild
Not known
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2009-0226?

CVE-2009-0226 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 May 2009.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0226?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Office Powerpoint.

How do I fix CVE-2009-0226?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0226 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2009-0226 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0226 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p854-gx97-2pg3.

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