Microsoft PowerPoint 2007/2010 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007/2010. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2011-0655. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007/2010 (Presentation Software). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP2 and 2010; Office 2004, 2008, and 2011 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2; PowerPoint Viewer; PowerPoint Viewer 2007 SP2; and PowerPoint Web App do not properly validate TimeColorBehaviorContainer Floating Point records in PowerPoint documents, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted document containing an invalid record, aka "Floating Point Techno-color Time Bandit RCE Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 04/12/2011 with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative as MS11-022 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-0655 since 01/28/2011. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 53379 (MS11-022: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489283)), 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 110148 (Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS11-022)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS11-022 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10822.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (65580), Tenable (53379), SecurityFocus (BID 46228†), Secunia (SA39903†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1025340†). The entries VDB-4286 and VDB-57079 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 53379
Nessus Name: MS11-022: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489283)
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OpenVAS ID: 902411
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2489283)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/powerpoint_exttimenodecontainer
Saint Name: Microsoft PowerPoint Floating Point Techno-color Time Bandit vulnerability

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS11-022
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01/28/2011 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS11-022
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-0655 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0655
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4332

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X-Force: 65580
SecurityFocus: 46228 - Microsoft PowerPoint OfficeArt Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 39903 - Microsoft PowerPoint Three Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1025340
Vulnerability Center: 31055 - [MS11-022] Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/18/2011 02:00
Updated: 01/06/2025 02:19
Changes: 04/18/2011 02:00 (88), 04/03/2017 18:09 (11), 03/19/2021 08:53 (3), 01/06/2025 02:19 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:2D8:103

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