National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-4694
Original release date:09/27/2006
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Unspecified vulnerability in PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP and Office 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted record in a PPT file, as exploited by malware such as Exploit:Win32/Controlppt.W, Exploit:Win32/Controlppt.X, and Exploit-PPT.d/Trojan.PPDropper.F. NOTE: it has been reported that the attack vector involves SlideShowWindows.View.GotoNamedShow.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA06-283A
Name: TA06-283A
US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#231204
Name: VU#231204
External Source: XF
Name: powerpoint-presentation-file-code-execution(29225)
External Source: BID
Name: 20226
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT061264
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20061005 Vulnerable function in newest PowerPoint case (MS Advisory #925984)
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 29259
External Source: MS
Name: MS06-058
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/925984.mspx
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-3794
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=95
External Source: MISC
Name: http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_140666.htm
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1016937
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22127
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:269
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:269
Type: Tool Signature