Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office PowerPoint Remote Code Execution (CVE-2009-0556)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2009-0720
Date Published:	3 Mar 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 08 January, 2026
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2009-0556
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R82, R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3 Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 SP3 Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 SP3 Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Mac 2004
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office PowerPoint. The vulnerability is due to a memory corruption error in Microsoft Office PowerPoint when processing invalid objects in malicious PowerPoint documents. A remote attacker could trigger these flaws by convincing a victim to open a specially crafted PowerPoint file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow execution of arbitrary code on a target system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R82 / R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Office PowerPoint Remote Code Execution (CVE-2009-0556) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Office PowerPoint Remote Code Execution (CVE-2009-0556)