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Microsoft PowerPoint / Visio Viewer JPEG Processing Buffer Overflow
Secunia Advisory: SA12671
Release Date: 2004-10-12
Popularity: 11,101 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2003
Microsoft Visio 2002 Viewer
Microsoft Visio 2003 Viewer

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Description:
A vulnerability has been discovered in three Microsoft Office Viewers, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA12528

The vulnerability has been confirmed in older versions of Visio 2002 Viewer, Visio 2003 Viewer, and PowerPoint 2003 Viewer.

Solution:
Install the latest versions of the viewers, which include an updated version of the file "gdiplus.dll".

PowerPoint Viewer 2003:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...-90b7-a94784af71a4&displaylang=en

Visio Viewer 2002:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...-a5df-46ce54dad2df&displaylang=en

Visio Viewer 2003:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...-bd53-da23635ab2df&DisplayLang=en

Provided and/or discovered by:
Discussed on various mailing lists.

Other References:
SA12528:
http://secunia.com/advisories/12528/


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