Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3,...
Vulnerability Description
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3, and PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with an OutlineTextRefAtom containing an an invalid index value that triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in April 2009 by Exploit:Win32/Apptom.gen, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
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References
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-019
- http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2009/04/02/new-0-day-exploits-using-powerpoint-files.aspx
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1290
- http://osvdb.org/53182
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-017
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49632
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34351
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0915
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/04/02/microsoft-security-advisory-969136.aspx
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/04/02/investigating-the-new-powerpoint-issue.aspx
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6279
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34572
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021967
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-132A.html
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/969136.mspx
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/627331
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503453/100/0/threaded
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6204
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