Microsoft PowerPoint mso.dll malformed shape code execution
| powerpoint-mso-code-execution (27740) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft PowerPoint could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a memory corruption vulnerability in the mso.dll library. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a victim to open a malicious PowerPoint presentation (.ppt) containing a malformed shape, either by sending the malicious file to a victim as an email attachment or hosting it on a Web site.
Note: It has been reported that this vulnerability is being exploited by the PPDropper.B Trojan.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, PowerPoint 2000
- Microsoft, PowerPoint 2002
- Microsoft, PowerPoint 2003
- Microsoft, PowerPoint 2004 Mac OS
- Microsoft, PowerPoint X Mac OS
Remedy:
Microsoft originally provided a patch for this vulnerability in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-048, but it has been superseded by the patch released with MS06-062. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Microsoft Security Advisory (922970), Vulnerability in PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/922970.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-048, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (922968) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-048.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-062, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (922581) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-062.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Response Center Blog Friday, July 14, 2006 10:49 PM, Information on the recent Powerpoint vulnerability. at http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/07/14/441893.aspx.
- SecuriTeam Blog - July 14, 2006 on 3:26 pm , Microsoft PowerPoint 0-day Vulnerability FAQ at http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=508.
- US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-220A, Microsoft Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities at http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html.
- ASA-2006-154: Windows Security Updates for August 2006 - (MS06-040 - MS06-051)
- BID-18957: Microsoft Powerpoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-3590: mso.dll, as used by Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 through 2003, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed shape container in a PPT file that leads to memory corruption, as exploited by Trojan.PPDropper.B, a different issue than CVE-2006-1540 and CVE-2006-3493.
- OSVDB ID: 27324: Microsoft PowerPoint mso.dll PPT Processing Arbitrary Code Execution
- SA21040: Microsoft PowerPoint Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016496: Microsoft PowerPoint `mso.dll` Buffer Overflow May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#936945: Microsoft PowerPoint does not properly handle malformed shapes
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2795: Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability (MS06-048)
Reported:
Jul 13, 2006
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