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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-0226 · published 12 May 2009

CVE-2009-0226: Microsoft office powerpoint memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Microsoft · Office Powerpoint

Stack-based buffer overflow in the PowerPoint 4.2 conversion filter in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in sound data in a file that uses a PowerPoint 4.0 native file format, leading to memory corruption, aka "Legacy File Format Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-0222, CVE-2009-0223, CVE-2009-0227, and CVE-2009-1137.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 35% · top 1.6% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
35%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the PowerPoint 4.2 conversion filter in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in sound data in a file that uses a PowerPoint 4.0 native file format, leading to memory corruption, aka "Legacy File Format Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-0222, CVE-2009-0223, CVE-2009-0227, and CVE-2009-1137.

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=789
http://secunia.com/advisories/32428 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34881
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022205
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6106
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=789
http://secunia.com/advisories/32428 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34881
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022205
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6106

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-0226), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.