Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; PowerPoint Viewer 2003 and 2007 SP1 and SP2; PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Microsoft Works 8.5 and 9.0; and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 do not properly validate PowerPoint files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple crafted BuildList records that include ChartBuild containers, which triggers memory corruption, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0224 is rated High Risk (66.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 30.08%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 59.95% | 30.08% | -29.88% |
| 2 | 2026-06-05 | 51.55% | 59.95% | +8.41% |
| 3 | 2025-11-28 | — | 51.55% | — |
Full EPSS history (27 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | compatibility_pack_word_excel_powerpoint | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:compatibility_pack_word_excel_powerpoint:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | compatibility_pack_word_excel_powerpoint | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:compatibility_pack_word_excel_powerpoint:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007 | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007 | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007 | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack_for_word_excel_ppt_2007:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_powerpoint | 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_powerpoint | 2002 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_powerpoint | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_powerpoint | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_powerpoint_viewer | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_powerpoint_viewer | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint_viewer:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_powerpoint_viewer | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint_viewer:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | open_xml_file_format_converter | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | powerpoint | 2004 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | powerpoint | 2008 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | works | 8.5 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | works | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |