Microsoft PowerPoint 2000/2002/2003 Atom memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000/2002/2003. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Atom Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2009-0220. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000/2002/2003 (Presentation Software). This affects an unknown function of the component Atom Handler. 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 summary by CVE is:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the PowerPoint 4.0 importer (PP4X32.DLL) in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted formatting data for paragraphs in a file that uses a PowerPoint 4.0 native file format, related to (1) an incorrect calculation from a record header, or (2) an interget that is used to specify the number of bytes to copy, aka "Legacy File Format Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 05/12/2009 by Carsten Eiram (iDefense) with Secunia as MS09-017 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0220 since 01/20/2009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at saintcorporation.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $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 and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110094 (Microsoft Office PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS09-017)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS09-017 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (38742), SecurityFocus (BID 34833†), OSVDB (54381†), Secunia (SA32428†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1022205†). Further details are available at scmagazineus.com. The entries VDB-3946, VDB-3971, VDB-3973 and VDB-3972 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS09-017

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS09-017
Researcher: Carsten Eiram (iDefense)
Organization: Secunia
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-0220 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0220
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3969

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SecurityFocus: 34833 - Microsoft PowerPoint Paragraph Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 32428 - Microsoft PowerPoint Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 54381 - Microsoft Office PowerPoint Legacy File Format Handling Unspecified Remote Code Execution (2009-1137)
SecurityTracker: 1022205
Vupen: ADV-2009-1290

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/19/2009 15:00
Updated: 06/05/2019 13:12
Changes: 05/19/2009 15:00 (99), 06/05/2019 13:12 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:ABA:103

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