Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3/2010 SP2/2013 SP1 Office Document memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3/2010 SP2/2013 SP1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Office Document Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2015-2424. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3/2010 SP2/2013 SP1 (Presentation Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Office Document Handler. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, and PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 07/14/2015 as MS15-070 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-2424 since 03/19/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84739 (MS15-070: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3072620)), 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 110257 (Microsoft Office Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS15-070)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 03/03/2022 with a due date of 03/24/2022:

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Applying the patch MS15-070 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Zero-Day.cz (190), Tenable (84739), SecurityFocus (BID 75744†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51210†). The entries VDB-76462, VDB-76463, VDB-76464 and VDB-76465 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 84739
Nessus Name: MS15-070: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3072620)
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OpenVAS ID: 800382
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (3072620)
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Patch: MS15-070
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-070
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-2424 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2424
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76497

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SecurityFocus: 75744
SecurityTracker: 1032899
Vulnerability Center: 51210 - [MS15-070] Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2015-2424, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2015 14:17
Updated: 09/09/2024 22:29
Changes: 07/15/2015 14:17 (63), 06/05/2019 13:15 (12), 05/31/2022 22:41 (2), 05/31/2022 22:52 (1), 04/23/2024 10:46 (26), 07/09/2024 04:58 (2), 07/17/2024 00:12 (12), 09/09/2024 22:29 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:D38:103

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