CVE-2009-0556 (GCVE-0-2009-0556)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-04-03 18:00 – Updated: 2026-01-08 04:55
VLAI? CISA
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."
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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Date added: 2026-01-07

Due date: 2026-01-28

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0556

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