CVE-2009-1128: microsoft office_powerpoint Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-1128 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft office_powerpoint. EPSS estimates a 27.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 12-05-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted sound data in a file that uses a PowerPoint 95 native file format, leading to memory corruption, aka "PP7 Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-1129.

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.