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Microsoft PowerPoint Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Secunia Advisory:

SA22127

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Release Date:

2006-09-28

Last Update:

2008-05-15

Popularity:

25,969 views

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

Binary Analysis:

BA5 :: Available for 1 Credit

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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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