Microsoft PowerPoint Memory Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020676
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1020676
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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-0120
, CVE-2008-0121
, CVE-2008-1455
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Aug 22 2008
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Original Entry Date: Aug 12 2008
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Microsoft Security Bulletin
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Version(s): 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2/SP3, 2007, 2007 SP1
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Description: Several vulnerabilities were reported in Microsoft PowerPoint. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted PowerPoint file that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a memory corruption
error and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Ruben Santamarta
of Reversemode.com via iDefense and ADLab of Venustech reported these vulnerabilities.
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Impact: A remote user can create a PowerPoint file that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued the following fixes:
Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=e7c044d8-778a-4985-b25b-4f7
f6e4abadd
Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=f8921074-7985-4d42-ac2b-d2f3b1d466ba
Microsoft
Office 2003 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7a7c21f0-5e0e-4dee-9710-1ce3d565913f
Microsoft
Office 2003 Service Pack 3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7a7c21f0-5e0e-4dee-9710-1ce3d565913f
2007
Microsoft Office System:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=55fd618a-e9c5-4f1e-b9a5-b2e47ec98ef1
2007
Microsoft Office System Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=55fd618a-e9c5-4f1e-b9a5-b2e47ec98ef1
Microsoft
Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=84ce5d58-0010-4945-bce9-67a41f898
f2f
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8
4ce5d58-0010-4945-bce9-67a41f898f2f
Office Document Open Confirmation Tool for Office 2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8B5762D2-077F-4
031-9EE6-C9538E9F2A2F
A restart is not required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-051.mspx
On
August 20, 2008, Microsoft reissued their advisory and made available new patches ("version 2") for Microsoft Office PowerPoint
2003 SP2 and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 SP3 to the Microsoft Download Center. Customers who manually installed "version 1"
via the Microsoft Download Center need to reinstall "version 2". Customers who installed the update via Microsoft Update or Office
Update do not need to reinstall.
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-051.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Access control error
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Underlying OS: Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:01:03 -0400
Subject: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-051.mspx
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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-051 – Critical: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow
Remote Code Execution (949785)
CVE-2008-0120
CVE-2008-0121
CVE-2008-1455
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