CVE-2009-0221: microsoft office_powerpoint Numeric Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2009-0221 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Numeric Errors vulnerability in microsoft office_powerpoint. EPSS estimates a 37.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 12-05-2009PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Integer overflow in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file containing a crafted record type for "collaboration information for different slides" that contains a field that specifies a large number of records, which triggers an under-allocated buffer and a heap-based buffer overflow, aka "Integer Overflow Vulnerability."
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
37.86%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
99%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 37.86% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Microsoft1 product
- office_powerpoint2002:sp3 | 2003:sp3
1 vendor · 1 product
References
9 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6127VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MS
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=796Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource IDEFENSE