PT-2024-6658 · Microsoft · Office Powerpoint

Published 2024-08-13 · Updated 2024-09-05 · CVE-2024-38171

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft PowerPoint (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint, specifically in the parsing of PPTX files. This vulnerability can be exploited to allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. There is no information provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-07860

CVE-2024-38171

ZDI-24-1148

Affected Products

Office Powerpoint

References · 10

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-38171 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1148 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-38171 · Security Note
• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/711159 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-07860 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38171 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38171 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38171 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/windowsforum/status/1831793275818111462 · Twitter Post
• https://vuldb.com/?id.274478 · Note