PT-2014-2833 · Ppthtml · Ppthtml

Published 2014-04-25 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2013-4565

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ppthtml version 0.5.1 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the OLEdecode function, which can be triggered by a crafted .ppt file. This could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions 0.5.1 and earlier, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as no specific workaround is provided for these versions. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-4565

Affected Products

Ppthtml

References · 4

• 🔥 http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/279 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4565 · Security Note
• https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=729279 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88885 · Note