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Microsoft PowerPoint Malformed Record Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA20633
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Release Date:
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2006-06-13
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Last Update:
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2008-05-15
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Popularity:
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10,756 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Microsoft Office 2000
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
Microsoft Office X for Mac
Microsoft Office XP
Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
Microsoft Powerpoint 2003
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-0022
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft PowerPoint, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a memory corruption error when processing PowerPoint documents containing malformed records.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
Solution:
Apply patches.
Microsoft PowerPoint 2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=F635F2CB-CFEE-4129-BB77-4779A3B05674
Microsoft PowerPoint 2002:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=60A1EB9F-F04B-4D21-A95E-CCC90D9782AB
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=FCED8804-45B4-4FD2-8FDB-4960C5BB8954
Microsoft PowerPoint 2004 for Mac:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/
Microsoft PowerPoint v. X for Mac:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits:
* Nicolas Ruff, Fabrice Desclaux, and Kostya Kortchinsky.
* Elia Florio, Symantec.
* Dejun Meng, Fortinet Security Response Team.
Changelog:
2006-06-15: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note.
2008-05-15: Added link to Fortinet.
Original Advisory:
MS06-028 (KB916768):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-028.mspx
Fortinet:
http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2006-19.html
Other References:
US-CERT VU#190089:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/190089
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