Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 PP4X32.DLL memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function in the library PP4X32.DLL. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0227. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 (Presentation Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing in the library PP4X32.DLL. 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:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the PowerPoint 4.2 conversion filter (PP4X32.DLL) in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of structures 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-2009-0226, and CVE-2009-1137.

The weakness was disclosed 05/12/2009 by iDefense Labs with VeriSign iDefense Labs (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0227 since 01/20/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (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 8078.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50276), Tenable (38742), SecurityFocus (BID 34882†), OSVDB (54384†) and Secunia (SA32428†). The entries VDB-3946, VDB-3971, VDB-3973 and VDB-3972 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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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OpenVAS ID: 64172
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu USN-771-1 (libmodplug)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/powerpoint_legacy_printer_driver
Saint Name: Microsoft PowerPoint Legacy File Format Printer driver 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-2009-0227 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0227
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48152

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X-Force: 50276
SecurityFocus: 34882 - Microsoft PowerPoint Sound Data (CVE-2009-0227) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 32428 - Microsoft PowerPoint Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 54384 - Microsoft Office PowerPoint Conversion Filter (PP4X32.DLL) Structure Parsing Memory Corruption Arbitrary Code Execution (2009-0227)
SecurityTracker: 1022205 - Microsoft PowerPoint Has Multiple Buffer Overflows and Memory Corruption Bugs That Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 22012 - [MS09-017] Microsoft Office PowerPoint 4.0 Native File Format Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1290

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/11/2021 09:09
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (79), 06/05/2019 13:16 (18), 08/11/2021 09:09 (2)
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