Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-051 Update

This is an update for this months Microsoft Security Bulletin – Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution.

This security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office PowerPoint and Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted PowerPoint file. An attacker who successfully exploited any of these vulnerabilities could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

Softwares affected include Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 Service Pack 3, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 Service Pack 3, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Service Pack 3, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 Service Pack 1.

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