#VU1409 Memory corruption in Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Office - CVE-2009-0225

Vulnerability identifier: #VU1409

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2009-0225

CWE-ID: CWE-129

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Microsoft PowerPoint
Client/Desktop applications / Office applications
Microsoft Office
Client/Desktop applications / Office applications

Vendor: Microsoft

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to ''array indexing'' error when handling malformed PowerPoint files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PowerPoint file containing sound data, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website:

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=a24ec7ab-c1c7-4ddb-8b6e-107f1af67f49
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=120394

Vulnerable software versions

Microsoft PowerPoint: 2002

Microsoft Office: XP

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External links
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms09-017.aspx

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.