Microsoft PowerPoint 2002/2003/2007 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002/2003/2007. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to input validation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2011-1269. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002/2003/2007 (Presentation Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2 make unspecified function calls during file parsing without proper handling of memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PowerPoint document, aka "Presentation Memory Corruption RCE Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 05/10/2011 by Will Dormann with Microsoft as MS11-036 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-1269 since 03/04/2011. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55135 (MS11-036 / MS11-045: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2545814 / 2537146) (Mac OS X)), 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 110149 (Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS11-036)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS11-036 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 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (55135), SecurityFocus (BID 47699†) and Secunia (SA44537†). See VDB-4349, VDB-57690, VDB-57689 and VDB-57688 for similar entries. 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: 55135
Nessus Name: MS11-036 / MS11-045: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2545814 / 2537146) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 902430
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2545814)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS11-036

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03/04/2011 🔍
05/10/2011 +67 days 🔍
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05/19/2011 +6 days 🔍
06/14/2011 +26 days 🔍
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06/05/2019 +2912 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS11-036
Researcher: Will Dormann
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-1269 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1269
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4348

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SecurityFocus: 47699 - Microsoft PowerPoint (CVE-2011-1270) Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 44537 - Microsoft Office PowerPoint Two Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

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Created: 05/19/2011 02:00
Updated: 06/05/2019 13:13
Changes: 05/19/2011 02:00 (83), 06/05/2019 13:13 (3)
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