Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP2/2008 OfficeArt code injection

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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP2/2008 (Presentation Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component OfficeArt. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP2; Office 2008 for Mac; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2; and PowerPoint Viewer 2007 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via an invalid OfficeArt record in a PowerPoint document, aka "OfficeArt Shape RCE Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 12/13/2011 by TippingPoint with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative as MS11-094 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3413 since 09/09/2011. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57286 (MS11-089 / MS11-094 / MS11-096 : Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2590602 / 2639142 / 2640241) (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110169 (Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS11-094)).

Applying the patch MS11-094 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11931.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (57286). Additional details are provided at computerworld.com. The entries 4446, 4470, 4466 and 4469 are pretty similar.

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CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 57286
Nessus Name: MS11-089 / MS11-094 / MS11-096 : Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2590602 / 2639142 / 2640241) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 902492
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2639142)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS11-094
Researcher: TippingPoint
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
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Vulnerability Center: 34024 - [MS11-094] Microsoft Office Multiple Products Remote Code Execution via an Invalid OfficeArt Record, Medium
SecurityFocus: 50964 - Microsoft PowerPoint OfficeArt CVE-2011-3413 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 47213 - Microsoft Office PowerPoint OfficeArt Record Parsing Vulnerability, Highly Critical
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Created: 01/21/2012 01:00
Updated: 03/20/2021 08:27
Changes: 01/21/2012 01:00 (81), 06/05/2019 13:14 (13), 03/20/2021 08:27 (3)
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