Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0226. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 (Presentation Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the PowerPoint 4.2 conversion filter in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in sound data in a file that uses a PowerPoint 4.0 native file format, leading to memory corruption, aka "Legacy File Format Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-0222, CVE-2009-0223, CVE-2009-0227, and CVE-2009-1137.

The weakness was released 05/12/2009 by iDefense Labs with VeriSign iDefense Labs (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0226 since 01/20/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/11/2021).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110094 (Microsoft Office PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS09-017)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8100.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50275), Tenable (38742), SecurityFocus (BID 34881†), Secunia (SA32428†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1022205†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3946, VDB-3971, VDB-3973 and VDB-3972. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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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Saint ID: exploit_info/powerpoint_legacy_format_scheme
Saint Name: Microsoft PowerPoint Legacy Format Scheme record buffer overflow

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: iDefense Labs
Organization: VeriSign iDefense Labs
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-0226 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0226
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48151

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X-Force: 50275
SecurityFocus: 34881 - Microsoft PowerPoint Sound Data (CVE-2009-0226) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 32428 - Microsoft PowerPoint Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1022205 - Microsoft PowerPoint Has Multiple Buffer Overflows and Memory Corruption Bugs That Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 22009 - [MS09-017] Microsoft Office PowerPoint Crafted Sound Data Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1290

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/11/2021 09:08
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (71), 06/05/2019 13:16 (18), 08/11/2021 09:08 (2)
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