Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3, and PowerPoint in Microsoft…
Priority CRITICAL 97Exploited in the wildCWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3, and PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with an OutlineTextRefAtom containing an an invalid index value that triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in April 2009 by Exploit:Win32/Apptom.gen, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2026-01-07CISA due date 2026-01-28
EPSS 0.67312 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2004 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2002 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2003 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-01-07 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0556
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w25v-2mf8-86hr
References
Advisory 8
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-019
- http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2009/04/02/new-0-day-exploits-using-powerpoint-files.aspx
- MS09-017
- ADV-2009-0915
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/04/02/microsoft-security-advisory-969136.aspx
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/04/02/investigating-the-new-powerpoint-issue.aspx
- TA09-132A
- VU#627331
More Microsoft Office Powerpoint vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-01072 Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-00206 Integer overflow in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-01073 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3 allow… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-01071 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the PowerPoint 95 importer (PP7X32.DLL) in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-00212 Stack-based buffer overflow in the PowerPoint 4.2 conversion filter (PP4X32.DLL) in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-00211 Stack-based buffer overflow in the PowerPoint 4.2 conversion filter in Microsoft Office… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2009-0556 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0556 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w25v-2mf8-86hr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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