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."
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_hp
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31453
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020676
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2355
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-051
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5555
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30579
Scores
EPSS
0.2551
EPSS Percentile
97.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (7)
microsoft/compatibility_pack_word_excel_powerpoint
2007 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/office
2000 sp3
microsoft/office
2003 sp2 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/office
2004
microsoft/office
2007 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/office
xp sp3
microsoft/office_powerpoint_viewer
2003
Published
Aug 13, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026