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CVE-2009-0556

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Assigner Org ID-f38d906d-7342-40ea-92c1-6c4a2c6478c8

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Published At-03 Apr, 2009 | 18:00

Updated At-08 Jan, 2026 | 04:55

▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3, and PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with an OutlineTextRefAtom containing an an invalid index value that triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in April 2009 by Exploit:Win32/Apptom.gen, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected Products

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Problem Types

Type	CWE ID	Description
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References

Hyperlink	Resource
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-019	x_refsource_MISC
http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2009/04/02/new-0-day-exploits-using-powerpoint-files.aspx	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290	vdb-entry x_refsource_VUPEN
http://osvdb.org/53182	vdb-entry x_refsource_OSVDB
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017	vendor-advisory x_refsource_MS
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49632	vdb-entry x_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34351	vdb-entry x_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0915	vdb-entry x_refsource_VUPEN
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/04/02/microsoft-security-advisory-969136.aspx	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/04/02/investigating-the-new-powerpoint-issue.aspx	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6279	vdb-entry signature x_refsource_OVAL
http://secunia.com/advisories/34572	third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021967	vdb-entry x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.html	third-party-advisory x_refsource_CERT
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/969136.mspx	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/627331	third-party-advisory x_refsource_CERT-VN
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503453/100/0/threaded	mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6204	vdb-entry signature x_refsource_OVAL

Hyperlink: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-019

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

Hyperlink: http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2009/04/02/new-0-day-exploits-using-powerpoint-files.aspx

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_VUPEN

Hyperlink: http://osvdb.org/53182

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_OSVDB

Hyperlink: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_MS

Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49632

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_XF

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34351

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0915

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_VUPEN

Hyperlink: http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/04/02/microsoft-security-advisory-969136.aspx

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/04/02/investigating-the-new-powerpoint-issue.aspx

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6279

Resource:

vdb-entry

signature

x_refsource_OVAL

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/34572

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021967

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_SECTRACK

Hyperlink: http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.html

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_CERT

Hyperlink: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/969136.mspx

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/627331

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_CERT-VN

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503453/100/0/threaded

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6204

Resource:

vdb-entry

signature

x_refsource_OVAL

▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)

1. CVE Program Container

References

Hyperlink	Resource
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-019	x_refsource_MISC x_transferred
http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2009/04/02/new-0-day-exploits-using-powerpoint-files.aspx	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290	vdb-entry x_refsource_VUPEN x_transferred
http://osvdb.org/53182	vdb-entry x_refsource_OSVDB x_transferred
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017	vendor-advisory x_refsource_MS x_transferred
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49632	vdb-entry x_refsource_XF x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34351	vdb-entry x_refsource_BID x_transferred
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0915	vdb-entry x_refsource_VUPEN x_transferred
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/04/02/microsoft-security-advisory-969136.aspx	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/04/02/investigating-the-new-powerpoint-issue.aspx	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6279	vdb-entry signature x_refsource_OVAL x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/34572	third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021967	vdb-entry x_refsource_SECTRACK x_transferred
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.html	third-party-advisory x_refsource_CERT x_transferred
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/969136.mspx	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/627331	third-party-advisory x_refsource_CERT-VN x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503453/100/0/threaded	mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ x_transferred
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6204	vdb-entry signature x_refsource_OVAL x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-019

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2009/04/02/new-0-day-exploits-using-powerpoint-files.aspx

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_VUPEN

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://osvdb.org/53182

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_OSVDB

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_MS

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49632

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_XF

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34351

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0915

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_VUPEN

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/04/02/microsoft-security-advisory-969136.aspx

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/04/02/investigating-the-new-powerpoint-issue.aspx

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6279

Resource:

vdb-entry

signature

x_refsource_OVAL

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/34572

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021967

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_SECTRACK

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.html

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_CERT

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/969136.mspx

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/627331

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_CERT-VN

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503453/100/0/threaded

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6204

Resource:

vdb-entry

signature

x_refsource_OVAL

x_transferred

2. CISA ADP Vulnrichment

Problem Types

Type	CWE ID	Description
CWE	CWE-94	CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Type: CWE

CWE ID: CWE-94

Description: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Metrics

Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
3.1	8.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Version: 3.1

Base score: 8.8

Base severity: HIGH

Vector:

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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dateAdded:

2026-01-07

reference:

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0556

Timeline

Event	Date
CVE-2009-0556 added to CISA KEV	2026-01-07 00:00:00

Event: CVE-2009-0556 added to CISA KEV

Date: 2026-01-07 00:00:00

References

Hyperlink	Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0556	government-resource

Hyperlink: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0556

Resource:

government-resource

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