Status Tracking Note TRVU#231204

Microsoft PowerPoint contains an unspecified remote code execution vulnerability

Overview

Microsoft PowerPoint contains an unspecified vulnerability, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
Event Information

Date (UTC)Description
2006-10-10 Microsoft
Microsoft Security Advisory (922437): Vulnerability in PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution
Microsoft has completed the investigation into a public report of this vulnerability. We have issued MS06-058 to address this issue.
2006-10-10 Microsoft
MS06-058: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (924163)
This update addresses several newly discovered, privately and publicly reported vulnerabilities.
2006-09-28 02:09 SANS Internet Storm Center
Powerpoint, yet another new vulnerability
Microsoft confirms yet another powerpoint vulnerability that leads to code execution.
2006-09-28 02:00 JPCERT/CC
JPCERT-AT-2006-0016: Microsoft PowerPoint Vulnerability
2006-09-27 18:00 US-CERT
VU#231204: Microsoft PowerPoint contains an unspecified remote code execution vulnerability
Microsoft PowerPoint contains an unspecified vulnerability, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
2006-09-27 US-CERT
Active Exploitation of a Vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint
US-CERT is aware of active exploitation of a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint. Successful exploitation may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
2006-09-27 Microsoft
Microsoft Security Advisory (922437): Vulnerability in PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution
Microsoft is investigating new public reports of limited "zero-day" attacks using a vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000/2002/2003, Microsoft PowerPoint 2004 for Mac, and Microsoft PowerPoint v. X for Mac.
2006-09-26 18:25 McAfee
Another Day, Another 0-day
Today we discovered an exploit affecting Microsoft PowerPoint (preliminary testing shows Office 2000, Office XP, and Office 2003 are affected).
2006-09-26 17:00 McAfee
Exploit-PPT.d
Exploit for CVE-2006-4694
2006-09-26 Symantec
Trojan.PPDropper.F
Exploit for CVE-2006-4694


Date first published (UTC): 2006-09-28T18:12+00:00
Date last updated (UTC): 2006-10-11T16:16+00:00