Signature Detail

HTTP: Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 File Parsing Buffer Overflow

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in the Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 File. A successful attack can lead to a buffer overflow and arbitrary remote code execution within the context of the server.

Extended Description

Microsoft PowerPoint is prone to multiple remote stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerabilities. An attacker could exploit these issues by enticing a victim to open a malicious PowerPoint file. Successfully exploiting these issues would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user.

Affected Products

• Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 SP2
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 SP3
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 SR1

References

• BugTraq: 34841
• CVE: CVE-2009-1131