CVE-2009-0102 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Project 2000 SR1 and 2002 SP1, and Office Project 2003 SP3, does not properly handle memory allocation for Project files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed file, aka "Project Memory Validation Vulnerability."

Published: 2009-12-09

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 47.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_project:2007:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_project:2007:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project_portfolio_server:2007:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project_portfolio_server:2007:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project_server:2003:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project_server:2007:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project_server:2007:sp2::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.47216.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-342A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-074
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6298

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Office Project Project Portfolio Server Project Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2009-12-09T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:24:18.249Z

Reserved: 2009-01-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-0102

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-12-09T18:30:00.203

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-0102

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-399

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