Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0029. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3 (Presentation Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PowerPoint document, aka "PowerPoint File Path Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 02/09/2010 by Carsten Eiram with Microsoft as MS10-004 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-0029. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44414 (MS10-004: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975416)), 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 110109 (Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS10-004)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS10-004 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9457.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (55890), Tenable (44414), SecurityFocus (BID 38099†), Secunia (SA35115†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24799†). The entries VDB-51802, VDB-51801, VDB-51800 and VDB-51799 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 44414
Nessus Name: MS10-004: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975416)
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OpenVAS ID: 902114
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (975416)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS10-004
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS10-004
Researcher: Carsten Eiram
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-0029 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0029
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4082

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X-Force: 55890
SecurityFocus: 38099 - Microsoft PowerPoint File Path Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 35115 - Microsoft Office PowerPoint Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 24799 - [MS10-004] Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 SP3 Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/19/2010 16:23
Updated: 03/17/2021 17:40
Changes: 02/19/2010 16:23 (86), 06/05/2019 13:13 (9), 03/17/2021 17:37 (2), 03/17/2021 17:40 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:A70:103

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