Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 HTML Rendering information disclosure

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 (Presentation Software). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component HTML Rendering. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 in Office 2000 SP3 has an interaction with Internet Explorer that allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a PowerPoint presentation that attempts to access objects in the Temporary Internet Files Folder (TIFF).

The weakness was disclosed 02/14/2006 by Yorick Koster with ITsec Security Services as MS06-010 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-0004 since 11/09/2005. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20910 (MS06-010: Vulnerability in PowerPoint 2000 Could Allow Information Disclosure (889167)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l.

Applying the patch MS06-010 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4162.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24490), Tenable (20910), SecurityFocus (BID 16634†), OSVDB (23135†) and Secunia (SA18865†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 20910
Nessus Name: MS06-010: Vulnerability in PowerPoint 2000 Could Allow Information Disclosure (889167)
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Patch: MS06-010
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS06-010
Researcher: Yorick Koster
Organization: ITsec Security Services
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-0004 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0004
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2052

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X-Force: 24490 - Microsoft PowerPoint TIFF information disclosure, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 16634 - Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 18865 - Microsoft PowerPoint Temporary Internet Files Information Disclosure, Less Critical
OSVDB: 23135 - Microsoft PowerPoint Temporary Internet Files Information Disclosure
SecurityTracker: 1015632 - Microsoft PowerPoint May Let Users Access Contents of the Temporary Internet Files Folder
Vulnerability Center: 10346 - [MS06-010] Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Information Disclosure via Access to TIFF Objects, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0579

Entryinfo

Created: 02/16/2006 02:07 PM
Updated: 01/04/2025 06:29 PM
Changes: 02/16/2006 02:07 PM (88), 12/01/2016 12:46 PM (10), 03/12/2021 02:09 PM (3), 01/04/2025 06:29 PM (15)
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