Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-0221
CVE-2009-0221
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."
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3
- Range: 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.phpnvd
- osvdb.org/54394nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32428nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34835nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6127nvd
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