Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 (Presentation Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

** REJECT ** Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2000 (Chinese Edition) and Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 (Chinese Edition) allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PPT document, as exploited by malware such as Trojan.PPDropper.E. NOTE: on 20060919, Microsoft notified CVE that this is a duplicate of CVE-2006-0009.

The weakness was shared 09/19/2006 by Candid Wueest and Elia Florio with Symantec as MS06-012 (Website). The advisory is available at symantec.com. The vendor was not involved in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-4854 since 09/19/2006. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/05/2019).

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (25009). The entries 2083, 2084, 29209 and 29208 are related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS06-012
Researcher: Candid Wueest, Elia Florio
Organization: Symantec
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4854 (🔍)
X-Force: 25009 - Microsoft Office routing slip metadata buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1015766
SecurityFocus: 17000
Secunia: 21978 - Microsoft PowerPoint Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 23903 - Microsoft Office Crafted Routing Slip Arbitrary Code Execution
Vupen: ADV-2006-3678

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Created: 09/21/2006 10:43
Updated: 09/05/2019 13:35
Changes: 09/21/2006 10:43 (74), 09/05/2019 13:35 (1)
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