Title: Microsoft PowerPoint List Value Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity: HIGH
Description:
Microsoft PowerPoint is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.
The vulnerability is caused by an error that occurs when the application calculates memory requirements for parsing list values in a specially crafted PowerPoint file. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open the malicious file with the vulnerable application.
Successfully exploiting this issue would allow the attacker to corrupt memory and execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user.
Affected Products:
- Microsoft Office 2000 SP3
- Microsoft Office 2003 SP2
- Microsoft Office 2003 SP3
- Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack 2007
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack 2007 SP1
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 SP3
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 SP2
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 SP3
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP1
References:
- Microsoft: Microsoft PowerPoint Homepage
- Microsoft: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-051
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