Microsoft PowerPoint 'PP7X32.DLL' (CVE-2010-2572) Remote Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:44626

Info

Microsoft PowerPoint 'PP7X32.DLL' (CVE-2010-2572) Remote Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 44626
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2010-2572
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 09 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 09 2010 06:07PM
Credit: Alin Rad Pop of Secunia Research.
Vulnerable: Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 SP3
+ Microsoft Office 2003 SP3
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 SP2
+ Microsoft Office 2003 SP2
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 SP1
+ Microsoft Office 2003 SP1
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 0
+ Microsoft Office 2003 0
Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3
Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1
- Microsoft Windows XP Home
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
+ Microsoft Office XP
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services
- Microsoft Windows 95 SR2
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft PowerPoint 'PP7X32.DLL' (CVE-2010-2572) Remote Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Microsoft PowerPoint is prone to a remote heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. Failed exploit attempts will cause a denial-of-service condition.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft PowerPoint 'PP7X32.DLL' (CVE-2010-2572) Remote Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Microsoft PowerPoint 'PP7X32.DLL' (CVE-2010-2572) Remote Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Vendor updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3

Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 SP3

References

Microsoft PowerPoint 'PP7X32.DLL' (CVE-2010-2572) Remote Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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