ID CVE-2008-1455
Summary A "memory calculation error" in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2, and 2007 through SP1; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 through SP1; and Office 2004 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with crafted list values that trigger memory corruption, aka "Parsing Overflow Vulnerability."
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:compatibility_pack_word_excel_powerpoint:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:compatibility_pack_word_excel_powerpoint:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:compatibility_pack_word_excel_powerpoint:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:compatibility_pack_word_excel_powerpoint:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 6.8 (as of 30-10-2018 - 16:26)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-399
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK MEDIUM NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
oval via4
accepted 2014-06-30T04:11:02.469-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Dragos Prisaca
    organization Secure Elements, Inc.
  • name Dragos Prisaca
    organization Secure Elements, Inc.
  • name Pradeep R B
    organization SecPod Technologies
  • name Shane Shaffer
    organization G2, Inc.
  • name Josh Turpin
    organization Symantec Corporation
  • name Maria Mikhno
    organization ALTX-SOFT
definition_extensions
  • comment Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:696
  • comment Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:305
  • comment Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:666
  • comment Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5937
  • comment Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1853
description A "memory calculation error" in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP2, and 2007 through SP1; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 through SP1; and Office 2004 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with crafted list values that trigger memory corruption, aka "Parsing Overflow Vulnerability."
family windows
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5555
status accepted
submitted 2008-08-13T09:28:00
title Parsing Overflow Vulnerability
version 25
refmap via4
bid 30579
cert TA08-225A
hp
  • HPSBST02360
  • SSRT080117
sectrack 1020676
secunia 31453
vupen ADV-2008-2355
Last major update 30-10-2018 - 16:26
Published 13-08-2008 - 00:41
Last modified 30-10-2018 - 16:26
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