Microsoft PowerPoint 2000/2001/2002/2003 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000/2001/2002/2003. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-3449. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000/2001/2002/2003 (Presentation Software). 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:

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 through 2003, possibly a buffer overflow, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed record in the BIFF file format used in a PPT file, a different issue than CVE-2006-1540, aka "Microsoft PowerPoint Malformed Record Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 08/08/2006 by Shih-hao Weng (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-3449. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/20/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22190 (MS06-048: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (922968)), 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 110038 (Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS06-048)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28025), Tenable (22190), SecurityFocus (BID 19341†), SecurityTracker (ID 1016657†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-12506†). The entries VDB-2378, VDB-31058, VDB-31691 and VDB-31686 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 22190
Nessus Name: MS06-048: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (922968)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Shih-hao Weng
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-3449 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3449
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31692

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X-Force: 28025
SecurityFocus: 19341 - Microsoft Powerpoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1016657
Vulnerability Center: 12506 - [MS06-048] Microsoft PowerPoint Arbitrary Commands Execution Via Malformed Record, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 01/20/2025 23:41
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (59), 06/05/2019 13:14 (9), 07/13/2021 08:18 (2), 07/13/2021 08:21 (1), 01/20/2025 23:41 (16)
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