Signature Detail

HTTP: Microsoft Office PowerPoint PP7 File Handling Memory Corruption

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Microsoft Office PowerPoint. A successful attack could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system. Failed exploit attempts could result in a denial of service condition.

Extended Description

Microsoft PowerPoint is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open a malicious PowerPoint 95 file. Successfully exploiting this issue can allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user.

Affected Products

• Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP1
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP2
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2002

References

• BugTraq: 34880
• CVE: CVE-2009-0225