Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted sound data in a file that uses a PowerPoint 4.0 native file format, leading to memory corruption, aka "Legacy File Format Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-0222, CVE-2009-0223, CVE-2009-0226, and CVE-2009-0227.
Use CWE-119, Microsoft vendor hub and Office Powerpoint product page to widen CVE-2009-1137 into its surrounding weakness, vendor, and product context.
Compare it with CVE-2009-0202, CVE-2009-1131 and CVE-2009-1130 for nearby disclosures in the same product family. Additional editorial context is available in Weekly Security Roundup: Navigating the April 2026 Threat Landscape and Critical Framework Exploits.