Vulnerability CVE-2009-0224
Published: 2009-05-12   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; PowerPoint Viewer 2003 and 2007 SP1 and SP2; PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Microsoft Works 8.5 and 9.0; and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 do not properly validate PowerPoint files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple crafted BuildList records that include ChartBuild containers, which triggers memory corruption, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Type:

CWE-94

 (Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Microsoft -> Compatibility pack word excel powerpoint 
Microsoft -> Office compatibility pack for word excel ppt 2007 
Microsoft -> Office powerpoint 
Microsoft -> Office powerpoint viewer 
Microsoft -> Open xml file format converter 
Microsoft -> Powerpoint 
Microsoft -> Works 

 References:
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=793
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34879
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022205
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6023
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