CVE-2009-0224: Microsoft Compatibility Pack Word Excel PowerPoint

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 30.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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."

Affected products

• Microsoft Compatibility Pack Word Excel PowerPoint: version 2007 only
• Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack For Word Excel Ppt 2007: any version
• Microsoft Office PowerPoint: version 2000 only; version 2002 only; version 2003 only; version 2007 only
• Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer: version 2003 only; version 2007 only
• Microsoft Open XML File Format Converter: any version
• Microsoft PowerPoint: version 2004 only; version 2008 only
• Microsoft Works: version 8.5 only; version 9.0 only

Published 2009-05-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.