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TITLE:
Microsoft PowerPoint Code Execution Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA22127

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22127/

CRITICAL:
Extremely critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
http://secunia.com/product/3052/
Microsoft Office XP
http://secunia.com/product/23/
Microsoft Office X for Mac
http://secunia.com/product/2610/
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
http://secunia.com/product/8713/
Microsoft Office 2003 Student and Teacher Edition
http://secunia.com/product/2278/
Microsoft Office 2003 Standard Edition
http://secunia.com/product/2275/
Microsoft Office 2003 Small Business Edition
http://secunia.com/product/2277/
Microsoft Office 2003 Professional Edition
http://secunia.com/product/2276/
Microsoft Office 2000
http://secunia.com/product/24/
Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
http://secunia.com/product/2223/
Microsoft Powerpoint 2003
http://secunia.com/product/5274/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft PowerPoint, which can
be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is due to an unspecified error when processing
PowerPoint documents containing a malformed string. This can be
exploited to corrupt system memory and may allow execution of
arbitrary code when a malicious PowerPoint document is opened.

NOTE: This vulnerability is reportedly being exploited in the wild.

SOLUTION:
Do not open untrusted Office documents.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/925984.mspx

OTHER REFERENCES:
US-CERT VU#231204:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/231204

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