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CVE-2006-3435

Microsoft PowerPoint Malformed Slide Notes Rebuilding Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.3
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2000, XP, 2003, 2004 for Mac, and v.X for Mac does not properly parse the slide notes field in a document, which allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted data in this field, which triggers an erroneous object pointer calculation that uses data from within the document. NOTE: this issue is different than other PowerPoint vulnerabilities including CVE-2006-4694.

PowerPoint en Microsoft Office 2000, XP, 2003, 2004 para Mac, y v.X para Mac no analiza adecuadamente el campo de notas de diapositiva en un documento, lo cual permite a atacantes con la intervención del usuario ejecutar código de su elección mediante datos manipulados en este campo, lo cual dispara un cálculo erróneo de puntero de objeto que utiliza datos de dentro del documento. NOTA: este problema es diferente de otras vulnerabilidades PowerPoint incluyendo CVE-2006-4694.

This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Office. Exploitation requires that the attacker coerce the target user into opening a malicious .PPT file.
The specific flaw exists during the parsing of a malformed slide notes field within the PowerPoint presentation. When PowerPoint attempts to rebuild the malformed section, a pointer calculation is made based on attacker controlled data from within the file. This pointer is later dereferenced and can lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user who opened the malicious file.

*Credits: Arnaud Dovi aka 'class101', http://heapoverflow.com
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
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SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2006-07-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2006-10-10 CVE Published
  • 2023-08-14 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Microsoft
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Office
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2000
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Microsoft
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Office
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2000
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sp1
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Microsoft
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Office
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2000
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sp2
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Microsoft
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Office
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2000
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sp3
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Microsoft
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Office
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2003
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Microsoft
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Office
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2003
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sp1
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Microsoft
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Office
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2003
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sp2
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Microsoft
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Office
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2003
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sp3
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Microsoft
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Office
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2004
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mac
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Microsoft
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Office
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v.x
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Microsoft
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Office
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xp
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Microsoft
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Office
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xp
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sp1
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Microsoft
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Office
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xp
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sp2
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Microsoft
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xp
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sp3
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