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CVE-2008-0121

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 30.9% 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

A "memory calculation error" in Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with an invalid picture index that triggers memory corruption, aka "Memory Calculation Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Office Powerpoint Viewer: 2003

References

• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=738
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31453
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30554
• 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%3A5724
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=738
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31453

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