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Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (949785)

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Windows : Microsoft Bulletins

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

9.3

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

15 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

This host is missing critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS08-051.

Insight

Insight

Multiple flaw are due to, - an integer overflow error when handling CString objects. - a memory calculation error when processing malformed picture indexes and list values.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Microsoft PowerPoint 2002/XP/2003/2007 on Windows (All). Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2003/2007 on Windows (All).

Solution

Solution

The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)