CVE-2008-0120

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 31.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-08-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

Integer overflow in Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with a malformed picture index that triggers memory corruption, related to handling of CString objects, aka "Memory Allocation Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Office Powerpoint Viewer: 2003

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=739
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31453
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30552
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020676
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2355
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-051
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5768
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=739
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31453

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