MS.Office.PowerPoint.Insecure.Library.Loading

Release Date Dec 15, 2011
Severity high
Impact System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
Description This indicates an attack attempt to exploit a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint. The vulnerability is caused by the way the vulnerable application loads "pp7x32.dll" and "pp4x322.dll". A remote attacker can exploit it to load and execute a malicious DLL.
Affected Products Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Office 2010 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Office 2010 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 2 (KB2596843) Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007 Service Pack 2 (KB2596912)
Recommended Actions Apply the most recent upgrades or patches from the vendor: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS11-094.mspx
Coverage IPS VCM
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) CVE-2011-3396
Reference/s http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS11-094.mspx (MS-ID)

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