Microsoft KB Archive/925984

= Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in PowerPoint could allow remote code execution =

Article ID: 925984

Article Last Modified on 9/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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Microsoft is investigating new public reports of limited “zero-day” attacks that use a vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003.

For this attack to be carried out, a user must first open a malicious PowerPoint file. This PowerPoint file is attached to an e-mail message or is otherwise provided to the user by an attacker.

Microsoft has released a security advisory about this issue for IT professionals. This security advisory also contains additional security-related information. To view this security advisory, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/925984.mspx

Additional query words: security bug flaw vulnerability malicious attacker exploit registry unauthenticated buffer overrun overflow specially-formed scope specially-crafted denial of service

Keywords: kbtshoot kbsecurity kbsecvulnerability kbpubtypekc KB925984

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