Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-0121 · published 13 August 2008

CVE-2008-0121: Microsoft office powerpoint viewer vulnerability

Microsoft · Office Powerpoint Viewer

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."

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 31% · top 1.8% CWE-399 · CWE-399

9.3CVSS 2.0 base score

31%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

18References

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

Office Powerpoint Viewer Microsoft

References

Link	Tags
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=738
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31453	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30554
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%3A5724
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=738
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31453	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30554
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%3A5724

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-0121), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.