Microsoft PowerPoint 2011 on Mac memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2011 on Mac. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-0265. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2011 on Mac (Presentation Software). Affected is some unknown processing. 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.

The bug was discovered 05/09/2017. The weakness was released 05/09/2017 as 3212221 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-0265 since 09/09/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100295 (Security Update for Microsoft Office (May 2017) (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110298 (Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Services and Web Apps Security Update May 2017).

Applying the patch 3212221 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at catalog.update.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (100295) and SecurityFocus (BID 98285†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-101012, VDB-101013, VDB-101014 and VDB-101015. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 100295
Nessus Name: Security Update for Microsoft Office (May 2017) (macOS)
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OpenVAS ID: 801595
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities-KB3212221 (Mac OS X)
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Patch: 3212221

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: 3212221
Researcher: Jin Chen.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-0265 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0265
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101016
SecurityFocus: 98285 - Microsoft Office CVE-2017-0265 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0265 - Microsoft - PowerPoint - Code Execution Issue
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Created: 05/10/2017 12:26
Updated: 12/22/2020 19:18
Changes: 05/10/2017 12:26 (78), 09/25/2020 09:21 (6), 12/22/2020 19:15 (3), 12/22/2020 19:18 (1)
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