Microsoft Office PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Last Update Date:
28 Jan 2011
Release Date:
3 Apr 2009
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RISK: Medium Risk
A vulnerability in Microsoft Office PowerPoint that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted PowerPoint file.
Impact
- Remote Code Execution
System / Technologies affected
- Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 Service Pack 3 - Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 Service Pack 3 - Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Service Pack 3 - Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
Solutions
Note: There is no patch available for this vulnerability currently.
Workaround:
It is recommended to use MOICE (Microsoft Office Isolated Conversion Environment) for opening untrusted Office documents and/or using Microsoft Office File Block policy to block the opening of Office 2003 and earlier documents.
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