CVE-2009-0556 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2009-0556

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3,...

Vulnerability 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."

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

office powerpoint, powerpoint
Vulnerable Versions:
2004, 2000, 2002, 2003

Timeline

Official Publish: April 3rd, 2009
Last Modified: January 8th, 2026
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.