Microsoft PowerPoint 2002/2003 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002/2003. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-1270. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002/2003 (Presentation Software). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PowerPoint document, aka "Presentation Buffer Overrun RCE Vulnerability."

The weakness was published 05/13/2011 by Will Dormann with CERT/CC as MS11-036 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-1270. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD (estimation calculated on 11/07/2021).

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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110149 (Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS11-036)).

Applying the patch MS11-036 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11185.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (67302), Tenable (55135), SecurityFocus (BID 47699†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31393†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4348, VDB-4349, VDB-57690 and VDB-57689. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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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Patch: MS11-036
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS11-036
Researcher: Will Dormann
Organization: CERT/CC
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-1270 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1270
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57420

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X-Force: 67302
SecurityFocus: 47699 - Microsoft PowerPoint (CVE-2011-1270) Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 31393 - [MS11-036] Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3 and PowerPoint 2003 SP3 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/07/2021 08:44
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (68), 06/05/2019 13:15 (12), 11/07/2021 08:43 (2), 11/07/2021 08:44 (1)
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