CVE-2008-1455

Medium

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."

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.8
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Compatibility Pack Word Excel Powerpoint
PublishedAug 13, 2008
First seenAug 13, 2008

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft compatibility_pack_word_excel_powerpoint2007—
microsoft office2000, 2003, 2004, 2007, xp—
microsoft office_powerpoint_viewer2003—

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