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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-0120 · published 13 August 2008

CVE-2008-0120: Microsoft office powerpoint viewer vulnerability

Microsoft · Office Powerpoint Viewer

Integer overflow in Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with a malformed picture index that triggers memory corruption, related to handling of CString objects, aka "Memory Allocation Vulnerability."

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 32% · top 1.7% CWE-399 · CWE-399
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
32%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Integer overflow in Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with a malformed picture index that triggers memory corruption, related to handling of CString objects, aka "Memory Allocation Vulnerability."

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=739
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31453 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30552
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020676
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2355
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-051
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5768
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=739
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31453 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30552
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020676
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2355
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-051
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5768

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-0120), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.