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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2009-0556
Deferred
More InfoOfficial Page
Source-secure@microsoft.com
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-03 Apr, 2009 | 18:30
Updated At-07 Jan, 2026 | 19:15

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."

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary3.18.8HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary2.09.3HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Type: Secondary
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
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 9.3
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CPE Matches
Microsoft Corporation
microsoft
>>office_powerpoint>>2004
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Corporation
microsoft
>>powerpoint>>2000
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Corporation
microsoft
>>powerpoint>>2002
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Corporation
microsoft
>>powerpoint>>2003
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-94Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE-94Secondary134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CWE ID: CWE-94
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-94
Type: Secondary
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Evaluator Description
Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements
References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2009/04/02/new-0-day-exploits-using-powerpoint-files.aspxsecure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/04/02/microsoft-security-advisory-969136.aspxsecure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/04/02/investigating-the-new-powerpoint-issue.aspxsecure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/53182secure@microsoft.com
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/34572secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/627331secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/969136.mspxsecure@microsoft.com
Patch
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503453/100/0/threadedsecure@microsoft.com
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34351secure@microsoft.com
N/A
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021967secure@microsoft.com
N/A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.htmlsecure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0915secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290secure@microsoft.com
N/A
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-019secure@microsoft.com
N/A
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017secure@microsoft.com
N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49632secure@microsoft.com
N/A
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6204secure@microsoft.com
N/A
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6279secure@microsoft.com
N/A
http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2009/04/02/new-0-day-exploits-using-powerpoint-files.aspxaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/04/02/microsoft-security-advisory-969136.aspxaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/04/02/investigating-the-new-powerpoint-issue.aspxaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/53182af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/34572af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/627331af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/969136.mspxaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503453/100/0/threadedaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34351af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021967af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0915af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-019af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49632af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6204af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6279af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0556134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
N/A
Hyperlink: http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2009/04/02/new-0-day-exploits-using-powerpoint-files.aspx
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/04/02/microsoft-security-advisory-969136.aspx
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/04/02/investigating-the-new-powerpoint-issue.aspx
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://osvdb.org/53182
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/34572
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/627331
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Resource:
US Government Resource
Hyperlink: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/969136.mspx
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Resource:
Patch
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503453/100/0/threaded
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34351
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021967
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Resource:
US Government Resource
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0915
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-019
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49632
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6204
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6279
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2009/04/02/new-0-day-exploits-using-powerpoint-files.aspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/04/02/microsoft-security-advisory-969136.aspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/04/02/investigating-the-new-powerpoint-issue.aspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://osvdb.org/53182
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/34572
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/627331
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
US Government Resource
Hyperlink: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/969136.mspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Patch
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503453/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34351
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021967
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
US Government Resource
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0915
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-019
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49632
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6204
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6279
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0556
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Resource: N/A
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