ID CVE-2009-0556
Summary Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3, and PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with an OutlineTextRefAtom containing an an invalid index value that triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in April 2009 by Exploit:Win32/Apptom.gen, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 9.3 (as of 12-10-2018 - 21:50)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-94
CAPEC
  • Code Injection
    An adversary exploits a weakness in input validation on the target to inject new code into that which is currently executing. This differs from code inclusion in that code inclusion involves the addition or replacement of a reference to a code file, which is subsequently loaded by the target and used as part of the code of some application.
  • Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files
    An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files. When the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high.
  • Manipulating User-Controlled Variables
    This attack targets user controlled variables (DEBUG=1, PHP Globals, and So Forth). An attacker can override environment variables leveraging user-supplied, untrusted query variables directly used on the application server without any data sanitization. In extreme cases, the attacker can change variables controlling the business logic of the application. For instance, in languages like PHP, a number of poorly set default configurations may allow the user to override variables.
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK MEDIUM NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
msbulletin via4
bulletin_id MS09-017
bulletin_url
date 2009-05-12T00:00:00
impact Remote Code Execution
knowledgebase_id 967340
knowledgebase_url
severity Critical
title Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution
oval via4
  • accepted 2009-05-18T04:00:27.768-04:00
    class vulnerability
    contributors
    • name Chandan S
      organization SecPod Technologies
    • name J. Daniel Brown
      organization DTCC
    • name Shane Shaffer
      organization G2, Inc.
    definition_extensions
    • comment Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 is installed
      oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:696
    • comment Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 is installed
      oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:305
    • comment Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 is installed
      oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:666
    description Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3, and PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with an OutlineTextRefAtom containing an an invalid index value that triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in April 2009 by Exploit:Win32/Apptom.gen, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
    family windows
    id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6204
    status deprecated
    submitted 2009-04-08T11:21:42
    title MS PowerPoint File Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    version 3
  • accepted 2012-05-28T04:02:04.935-04:00
    class vulnerability
    contributors
    • name T.J. Butler
      organization Gideon Technologies, Inc.
    • name Brendan Miles
      organization The MITRE Corporation
    • name Shane Shaffer
      organization G2, Inc.
    definition_extensions
    • comment Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 is installed
      oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:696
    • comment Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 is installed
      oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:305
    • comment Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 is installed
      oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:666
    description Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3, and PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with an OutlineTextRefAtom containing an an invalid index value that triggers memory corruption, as exploited in the wild in April 2009 by Exploit:Win32/Apptom.gen, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
    family windows
    id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6279
    status accepted
    submitted 2009-05-12T09:28:00
    title Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    version 4
refmap via4
bid 34351
bugtraq 20090512 ZDI-09-019: Microsoft Office PowerPoint OutlineTextRefAtom Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability
cert TA09-132A
cert-vn VU#627331
confirm
misc http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-019
osvdb 53182
sectrack 1021967
secunia 34572
vupen
  • ADV-2009-0915
  • ADV-2009-1290
xf powerpoint-unspecified-code-execution(49632)
saint via4
bid 34351
description Microsoft PowerPoint invalid object reference vulnerability
osvdb 53182
title powerpoint_invalid_object
type client
Last major update 12-10-2018 - 21:50
Published 03-04-2009 - 18:30
Last modified 12-10-2018 - 21:50
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