9.3

CVE-2009-0221: microsoft office_powerpoint Numeric Errors

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 12-05-2009Last modified 07-08-2024

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.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
37.86%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-05-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last 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 version

EPSS 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

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
37.86%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Microsoft1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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