Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 numeric error

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 (Presentation Software). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in GDI+ in Microsoft Office XP SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Office document with a bitmap (aka BMP) image that triggers memory corruption, aka "Office BMP Integer Overflow Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 01/30/2007. The weakness was presented 10/14/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2518. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/23/2021).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 988 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72908 (MS09-062: Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957488) (uncredentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90551 (Microsoft Windows GDI+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS09-062)).

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 8659.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53532) and Tenable (72908). See 4051, 50451, 50449 and 50448 for similar entries.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 72908
Nessus Name: MS09-062: Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957488) (uncredentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 900878
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Products GDI Plus Code Execution Vulnerabilities (957488)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-2518 (🔍)
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X-Force: 53532
Vulnerability Center: 23756 - [MS09-062] Microsoft Office XP SP3 GDI+ BMP Integer Overflow Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36651 - Microsoft GDI+ Malformed Office BMP File Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/23/2021 21:21
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (72), 06/05/2019 13:17 (8), 08/23/2021 21:10 (2), 08/23/2021 21:21 (1)
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