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Microsoft PowerPoint Invalid Container Object Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA22394
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Release Date:
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2006-10-13
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Last Update:
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2006-11-11
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Popularity:
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23,686 views
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Critical:
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 Not critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| 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 XP Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Microsoft Powerpoint 2003
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Binary Analysis:
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BA3 :: Available for 1 Credit 
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Secunia CVSS-2 Score:
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Available in Secunia business solutions
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description: Nanika has discovered a bug in Microsoft PowerPoint, which can be exploited by malicious people to crash the application.
The bug is caused due to a NULL pointer dereference error when processing a PowerPoint presentation containing a container object with an invalid "position" value that is larger than the container's record length.
Originally, Microsoft stated, contrary to Secunia's internal findings, that successful exploitation could allow execution of arbitrary code. However, Microsoft has now officially retracted this statement and concludes in thread with Secunia that it's only possible to crash the application.
The bug is confirmed in Microsoft PowerPoint 2003. Other versions may also be affected.
Change Page: [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
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