CVE-2009-0225

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted sound data in a file that uses a PowerPoint 95 native file format, leading to improper "array indexing" and memory corruption, aka "PP7 Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2009-05-12 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0225 is rated High Risk (73.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 55.71%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +1.96% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0225

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 2026-06-05 53.75% 55.71% +1.96%
2 2025-11-28 55.71% 53.75% -1.96%
3 2025-03-30 55.71%

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0225

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-2009-0225

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0225

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft office_powerpoint 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0225

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