CVE-2009-0102

Microsoft Project 2000 SR1 and 2002 SP1, and Office Project 2003 SP3, does not properly handle memory allocation for Project files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed file, aka "Project Memory Validation Vulnerability."

Published: 2009-12-09 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-0102 is rated High Risk (66.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 23.32%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0102

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 47.22% 23.32% -23.90%
2 2025-08-27 65.43% 47.22% -18.21%
3 2025-05-21 — 65.43% —

Full EPSS history (30 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0102

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0102

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0102

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft office_project 2007 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_project:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_project 2007 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_project:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft project_portfolio_server 2007 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project_portfolio_server:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft project_portfolio_server 2007 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project_portfolio_server:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft project_server 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project_server:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft project_server 2007 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project_server:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft project_server 2007 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project_server:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0102

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