27324 : Microsoft PowerPoint mso.dll PPT Processing Arbitrary Code Execution
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Timeline

Exploit Publish Date	Disclosure Date	Vendor Solution Date
2006-07-12	2006-07-14	2006-08-08

Days of Exposure
27 days

Keywords

Trojan.PPDropper.B

Description

Microsoft PowerPoint contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to execute arbitrary commands. The issue is triggered when user opens a malicious PowerPoint PPT file that contains via a malformed shape container that leads to memory corruption in the mso.dll. It is possible that the flaw may allow execute arbitrary commands with user privileges resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified, Uncoordinated Disclosure, Discovered in the Wild

Technical

This issue is actively being exploited in the wild by 'Trojan.PPDropper.B'.

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Microsoft Corporation	PowerPoint	2000
		XP
		2003

References

Security Tracker: 1016496
Bugtraq ID: 18957
CVE ID: 2006-3590 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 21040
SCIP VulDB ID: 2378
ISS X-Force ID: 27740
CERT VU: 936945
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2006-2795
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-07/0257.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-07/0326.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-07/0305.html
Generic Informational URL: http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=508
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/07/14/441893.aspx
News Article: http://news.com.com/Microsoft+to+plug+PowerPoint+hole/2100-1002_3-6095181.html
http://news.com.com/New+PowerPoint+hole+used+in+cyberattacks/2100-1002_3-6094059.html
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1992128,00.asp
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/922970.mspx
Other Advisory URL: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/07/zeroday_microso.html
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2006-071212-4413-99
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS06-048
Keyword: Trojan.PPDropper.B

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-07-17 | Disagree?

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