Vulnerability in N/a
CVE-2009-0556
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 inde…
EPSS: 0.604 (98.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- N/a — versions n/a
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-019 (x_refsource_MISC)
- blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2009/04/02/new-0-day-exploits-using-powerpoint-f… (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- ADV-2009-1290 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- 53182 (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
- MS09-017 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- powerpoint-unspecified-code-execution(49632) (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- 34351 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- ADV-2009-0915 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/04/02/microsoft-security-advisory-969136.as… (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/04/02/investigating-the-new-powerpoint-issue… (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-0556?
- CVE-2009-0556 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2009-04-03.
- Is CVE-2009-0556 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2009-0556 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-01-07), indicating it is being actively exploited. 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.