Microsoft PowerPoint notes buffer overflow
| ms-powerpoint-notes-bo (50279) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft PowerPoint is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when parsing structure values inside a Notes container. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted PowerPoint file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 9.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 6.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in the latest Microsoft Security Bulletin. See References.
— OR —
Use Microsoft Automatic Update if it is supported by your operating system. The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.
References:
- iDefense Labs Web site: Microsoft PowerPoint Notes Container Heap Corruption Vulnerability.
- iDefense PUBLIC ADVISORY: 05.12.09: Microsoft PowerPoint Notes Container Heap Corruption Vulnerability.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-017: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (967340).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-004: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975416).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-036: Vulnerabilities in COM validation in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (983235.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-056: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2269638).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-057: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2269707).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-079: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2293194).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-087: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2423930).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-105: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Graphics Filters Could Allow for Remote Code Execution (968095).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-021: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489279).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-023: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489293).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-045: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2537146).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-072: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2587505).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-072: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2587505).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-072: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2587505).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-096: Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2640241).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-096: Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2640241).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-096: Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2640241).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-028: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow for Remote Code Execution (2639185).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-029: Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2680352).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-057: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow for Remote Code Execution (2731879).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-064: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2742319).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-064: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2742319).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-065: Vulnerability in Microsoft Works Could Allow Remote Code Execution (KB2754670).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-079: Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2780642).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-079: Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2780642).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-043: Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2830399).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-043: Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2830399).
- ZDI-09-020: Microsoft Office PowerPoint Notes Container Heap Overflow Vulnerability.
- ASA-2009-174: MS09-017 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (967340)
- BID-34840: Microsoft PowerPoint Notes Container Heap Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2009-1130: Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted structure in a Notes container in a PowerPoint file that causes PowerPoint to read more data than was allocated when creating a C++ object, leading to an overwrite of a function pointer, aka Heap Corruption Vulnerability.
- SA32428: Microsoft PowerPoint Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1022205: Microsoft PowerPoint Has Multiple Buffer Overflows and Memory Corruption Bugs That Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2009-1290: Microsoft Office PowerPoint Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS09-017)
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Office 2004 Mac OS
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 SP3
Reported:
May 12, 2009
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