THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-0121
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-0121

Office Powerpoint Viewer vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
30.9%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
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 vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Office Powerpoint Viewer
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2008-08-13

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 30.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-0121

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Office Powerpoint Viewer is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-0121.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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