Microsoft Office: PowerPoint Code Injection Vulnerability
What to do: Update Microsoft Office or Microsoft 365, then restart the apps.
- Affects
- Microsoft Office
- Identifier
- CVE-2009-0556
- What it is
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint contains a code injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with an OutlineTextRefAtom containing an invalid index value that triggers memory corruption.
- Official guidance
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.