[security-alerts] FW: [SA21040] Microsoft PowerPoint Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability

["Kazennov, Vladimir" <Vladimir.Kazennov@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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> TITLE:
> Microsoft PowerPoint Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability
> 
> SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
> SA21040
> 
> VERIFY ADVISORY:
> http://secunia.com/advisories/21040/
> 
> CRITICAL:
> Extremely critical
> 
> IMPACT:
> System access
> 
> WHERE:
> From remote
> 
> SOFTWARE:
> Microsoft Office 2000
> http://secunia.com/product/24/
> Microsoft Office 2003 Professional Edition
> http://secunia.com/product/2276/
> Microsoft Office 2003 Small Business Edition
> http://secunia.com/product/2277/
> Microsoft Office 2003 Standard Edition
> http://secunia.com/product/2275/
> Microsoft Office 2003 Student and Teacher Edition
> http://secunia.com/product/2278/
> Microsoft Powerpoint 2003
> http://secunia.com/product/5274/
> Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Viewer
> http://secunia.com/product/4033/
> Microsoft Office XP
> http://secunia.com/product/23/
> Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
> http://secunia.com/product/3052/
> Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
> http://secunia.com/product/2223/
> 
> DESCRIPTION:
> A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft PowerPoint, which can
> be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
> 
> The vulnerability is caused due to an unknown error when parsing
> certain strings in a specially crafted document.
> 
> Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
> 
> NOTE: The vulnerability is currently being exploited in the wild.
> 
> SOLUTION:
> Do not open untrusted documents.
> 
> PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
> Discovered in the wild.
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