Vulnerability Details : CVE-2011-0656
Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010; Office 2004, 2008, and 2011 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2; PowerPoint Viewer; PowerPoint Viewer 2007 SP2; and PowerPoint Web App do not properly validate PersistDirectoryEntry records in PowerPoint documents, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a Slide with a malformed record, which triggers an exception and later use of an unspecified method, aka "Persist Directory RCE Vulnerability."
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionInput validationExecute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-0656
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 85.84%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 98 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2011-0656
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2011-0656
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2011-0656
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-022
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-022 - Important | Microsoft Docs
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | CISAUS Government Resource
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0941
Webmail | OVH- OVHVendor Advisory
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11761
Repository / Oval Repository
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47251
Microsoft PowerPoint Invalid 'PersistDirectoryEntry' Record Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517482/100/0/threaded
SecurityFocus
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025340
Microsoft PowerPoint Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker
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http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-125
ZDI-11-125 | Zero Day Initiative
Products affected by CVE-2011-0656
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2011:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_powerpoint_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint_viewer:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint_web_app:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*