High severity8.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Apr 3, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-0556
CVE-2009-0556
Description
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."
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, Office 2004 for Mac
- Range: 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, Office 2004 for Mac
Patches
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References
19- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/969136.mspxnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2009/04/02/new-0-day-exploits-using-powerpoint-files.aspxnvdVendor Advisory
- blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/04/02/microsoft-security-advisory-969136.aspxnvdVendor Advisory
- blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/04/02/investigating-the-new-powerpoint-issue.aspxnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/34572nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0915nvdVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-019nvdThird Party Advisory
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017nvdVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49632nvdThird Party Advisory
- osvdb.org/53182nvdBroken Link
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/627331nvdUS Government Resource
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503453/100/0/threadednvdBroken Link
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34351nvdBroken Link
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvdBroken Link
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290nvdBroken Link
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6204nvdBroken Link
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6279nvdBroken Link
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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