Vulnerability: MS10-004 - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975416)

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Vulnerability name/brief description	MS10-004 - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975416)
CVE/CAN name	CVE-2010-0029 CVE-2010-0030 CVE-2010-0031 CVE-2010-0032 CVE-2010-0033 CVE-2010-0034
Vendor threat level	Important
SophosLabs threat level	Medium
Solution	MS10-004
Vendor description	This security update resolves six privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office PowerPoint. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted PowerPoint file. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
SophosLabs comments	As with CVE-2010-0250 which was also patched this month, these vulnerabilities are classic targets for malware authors to try to exploit. Users should remain vigilant and treat email attachments from unknown sources with suspicion. Fortunately the vulnerabilities addressed in this update have not been publicly disclosed and SophosLabs is unaware of any in-the-wild exploits. For these reasons SophosLabs have classified these vulnerabilities as medium level threats.
SophosLabs testing result	N/A
Currently known exploits	At the time of writing SophosLabs have not observed any malware attempting to exploit this vulnerability. Should this situation change samples will be analyzed and we will take action as necessary.
First sample seen	N/A
Discovery date	9 February 2010
Affected software	Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Service Pack 3
References	http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-004.mspx http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-0029 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-0030 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-0031 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-0032 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-0033 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-0034
Credits	MAPP
Revisions	9 February 2010 - Initial analysis written

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