A "memory calculation error" in Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2003 allows remote attackers…
Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A "memory calculation error" in Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with an invalid picture index that triggers memory corruption, aka "Memory Calculation Vulnerability."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.30869 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0121
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3277-j8fm-6chc
References
More Microsoft Office Powerpoint Viewer vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-05142 Integer overflow in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-02887 Integer overflow in gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP2 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-02886 Buffer overflow in gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-00209 Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-02884 gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-00110 Integer overflow in Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2003 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2008-0121 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-0121 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3277-j8fm-6chc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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