VUPEN Security - Microsoft PowerPoint Invalid Container Object Client-Side Denial of Service Vulnerability / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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>> Microsoft PowerPoint Invalid Container Object Client-Side Denial of Service Vulnerability

Title : Microsoft PowerPoint Invalid Container Object Client-Side Denial of Service Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4031
CVE ID : CVE-2006-5296
Rated as : Low Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-10-13

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A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft PowerPoint, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service [...]

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4031
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/11/10/follow-up-information-on-weblog-posting-about-poc-published-for-ms-office-2003-powerpoint.aspx

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Nanika

ChangeLog

2006-10-13 : Initial release

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