Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 (Presentation Software). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large amount of data associated with unspecified atoms in a PowerPoint file that triggers memory corruption, aka "Data Out of Bounds Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 06/07/1999. The weakness was released 05/12/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-1131 since 03/25/2009. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/11/2021).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3627 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38742 (MS09-017: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (967340)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110094 (Microsoft Office PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS09-017)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8085.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50280) and Tenable (38742). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 3946, 3971, 3973 and 3972.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 38742
Nessus Name: MS09-017: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (967340)
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OpenVAS ID: 64172
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu USN-771-1 (libmodplug)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/powerpoint_currentuseratom
Saint Name: Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 CurrentUserAtom buffer overflow

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-1131 (🔍)
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X-Force: 50280
SecurityTracker: 1022205 - Microsoft PowerPoint Has Multiple Buffer Overflows and Memory Corruption Bugs That Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 22002 - [MS09-017] Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Data Out Of Bounds Buffer Overflow Code Execution and DoS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 34841 - Microsoft PowerPoint Data Out of Bounds Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32428 - Microsoft PowerPoint Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 54393 - Microsoft Office PowerPoint Atom Parsing Multiple Unspecified Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2009-1290

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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/11/2021 09:19
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (81), 06/05/2019 13:16 (16), 08/11/2021 09:19 (2)
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