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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-0202 · published 11 June 2009

CVE-2009-0202: Microsoft office powerpoint code injection vulnerability

Microsoft · Office Powerpoint

Array index error in FL21WIN.DLL in the PowerPoint Freelance Windows 2.1 Translator in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 and 2002 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Freelance file with unspecified "layout information" that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 24% · top 2.3% CWE-94 · Code injection
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
24%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Array index error in FL21WIN.DLL in the PowerPoint Freelance Windows 2.1 Translator in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 and 2002 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Freelance file with unspecified "layout information" that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-0202), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.