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Microsoft PowerPoint Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities Advisory Available in Danish 

Secunia Advisory: SA22127  
Release Date: 2006-09-28
Last Update: 2006-10-11

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

Software:Microsoft Office 2000
Microsoft Office 2003 Professional Edition
Microsoft Office 2003 Small Business Edition
Microsoft Office 2003 Standard Edition
Microsoft Office 2003 Student and Teacher Edition
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
Microsoft Office X for Mac
Microsoft Office XP
Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
Microsoft Powerpoint 2003

CVE reference:CVE-2006-3435 (Secunia mirror)
CVE-2006-3876 (Secunia mirror)
CVE-2006-3877 (Secunia mirror)
CVE-2006-4694 (Secunia mirror)

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Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Microsoft PowerPoint, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

1) An unspecified error when processing PowerPoint documents containing a malformed string can be exploited to corrupt system memory and may allow execution of arbitrary code when a malicious PowerPoint document is opened.

NOTE: This vulnerability is reportedly being exploited in the wild.

2) An unspecified error when processing PowerPoint documents containing a malformed object pointer can be exploited to corrupt system memory and may allow execution of arbitrary code when a malicious PowerPoint document is opened.

3) An unspecified error when processing PowerPoint documents containing a malformed data record can be exploited to corrupt system memory and may allow execution of arbitrary code when a malicious PowerPoint document is opened.

4) An unspecified error when processing PowerPoint documents containing a malformed record can be exploited to corrupt system memory and may allow execution of arbitrary code when a malicious PowerPoint document is opened.

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Solution:
Apply patches.

Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 / Microsoft PowerPoint 2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=14A61FDA-BFE2-47CA-8313-40B772359994

Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 / Microsoft PowerPoint 2002:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=0FBD66FB-28BB-4587-9425-AD4A3F10651D

Microsoft Office 2003 (with SP1 or SP2) / Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=D0E30F77-B48F-4B8B-A6FA-105A354B1A4E

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac / Microsoft PowerPoint 2004 for Mac:
Download the update (KB924999)
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/

Microsoft Office v. X for Mac / Microsoft PowerPoint v. X for Mac:
Download the update (KB924998)
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/

Provided and/or discovered by:
1) Reported by the vendor.
2) The vendor credits Arnaud Dovi.
3) Dejun Meng, Fortinet.
4) The vendor credits Chris Ries.

Changelog:
2006-10-10: The vendor releases patches. Updated "Solution" and "Original Advisory" section.
2006-10-11: Added links to Fortinet and ZDI advisories. Added links to US-CERT.

Original Advisory:
MS06-058 (KB924163):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-058.mspx

Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/925984.mspx

Fortinet:
http://www.fortinet.com/FortiGuardCenter/advisory/FG-2006-27.html

ZDI:
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-032.html

Other References:
US-CERT VU#187028:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/187028

US-CERT VU#205948:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/205948

US-CERT VU#231204:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/231204

US-CERT VU#938196:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/938196



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