Microsoft Knowledge Base Email Alertz

KBAlertz.com: MS08-051: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint could allow remote code execution

Receive Microsoft Knowledge Base articles by E-Mail?

Every night we scan the Microsoft Knowledge Base. If technologies you're interested in are updated, we'll send you an e-mail. You only get one e-mail a day, and only when new articles are added.

Click here to create a
FREE account
Already have an account?
[Click here to Login]

Search KbAlertz

Advanced Search

Webmasters
Put kbAlertz on your website.
[ Click Here for more! ]





ASP.NET 3.5 Web Hosting with Windows 2008 and SQL 2008: Click Here!
Discount ASP.NET Hosting
ASP.NET 2.0 and 3.5
Windows2008 and SQL2008
US and UK Hosting
KBAlertz referrals get
** SIX MONTHS FREE **


Community Site



We Send hundreds of thousands of emails using ASP.NET Email


ASP.NET 3.5 Web Hosting with Windows 2008 and SQL 2008: Click Here!
Discount ASP.NET Hosting
ASP.NET 2.0 and 3.5
Windows2008 and SQL2008
US and UK Hosting
KBAlertz referrals get
** SIX MONTHS FREE **




Mentioned In








Microsoft Knowledge Base Article

This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material.
©2005-©2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Trademarks




Article ID: 949785 - Last Review: August 12, 2008 - Revision: 1.2

MS08-051: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint could allow remote code execution

On This Page

INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS08-051. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:

How to obtain help and support for this security update

For home users, no-charge support is available by calling 1-866-PCSAFETY in the United States and Canada or by contacting your local Microsoft subsidiary. For more information about how to contact your local Microsoft subsidiary for support issues with security updates, visit the Microsoft International Support Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx?rdpath=4 (http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx?rdpath=4)
North American customers can also obtain instant access to unlimited no-charge e-mail support or to unlimited individual chat support by visiting the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?&prid=7552 (http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?&prid=7552)
For enterprise customers, support for security updates is available through your usual support contacts.

Additional information about this security update

For more information about this security update and for information about any known issues with specific releases of this software, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
954038  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=954038/ ) MS08-051: Description of the security update for the PowerPoint 2007 converter: August 12, 2008
951338  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=951338/ ) MS08-051: Description of the security update for PowerPoint 2007: August 12, 2008
948988  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=948988/ ) MS08-051: Description of the security update for PowerPoint 2003: August 12, 2008
949041  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=949041/ ) MS08-051: Description of the security update for PowerPoint Viewer 2003: August 12, 2008
948995  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=948995/ ) MS08-051: Description of the security update for PowerPoint 2002: August 12, 2008
949007  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=949007/ ) MS08-051: Description of the security update for PowerPoint 2000: August 12, 2008

File information

The English (United States) version of this security update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007

Collapse this tableExpand this table
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
Powerpnt.exe12.0.6300.5000467,49613-Dec-200706:42
Msppt.olb12.0.6300.5000265,79207-Dec-200707:17
Ppcore.dll12.0.6307.50007,998,50416-Mar-200808:12
Pptpia.dll12.0.6300.5000250,92807-Dec-200707:17

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 converter

Collapse this tableExpand this table
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
Ppcnv.dll12.0.6320.50001,768,44818-Jun-200816:46
Ppcnvcom.exe12.0.6300.500071,74407-Dec-200707:17

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003

Collapse this tableExpand this table
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
Powerpnt.exe11.0.8227.06,421,51204-Jul-200801:33

Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2003

Collapse this tableExpand this table
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
Pptview.exe11.0.8164.01,661,28019-Apr-200713:49
Gdiplus.dll11.0.8165.01,701,21630-Apr-200714:43
Intldate.dll11.0.5510.064,06414-Jul-200322:57
Ppvwintl.dll11.0.8161.0131,42422-Mar-200719:05
Pvreadme.htmNot Applicable4,18919-Jun-200812:24
Saext.dll11.0.8161.0218,45622-Mar-200719:25
Unicows.dll1.0.3703.0246,42430-Oct-200212:21

Microsoft PowerPoint 2002

Collapse this tableExpand this table
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
Powerpnt.exe10.0.6842.06,095,88006-May-200817:13

Microsoft PowerPoint 2000

Collapse this tableExpand this table
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
Powerpnt.exe9.0.0.89694,259,89226-Mar-200800:55

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3, when used with:
    • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Service Pack 3 (SP3)
  • Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 2, when used with:
    • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
  • Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3, when used with:
    • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
  • 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1, when used with:
    • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
Keywords: 
kbpubtypekc kbfix kbbug kbsecvulnerability kbsecbulletin kbsecurity kbqfe kbexpertisebeginner KB949785
       

Community Feedback System

Very often, it takes hours to solve a problem. Very often, you've looked high and low, and have tried a lot of solutions. When you finally found it, chances are, it was because someone else helped you. Here's your chance to give back. Use our community feedback tool to let others know what worked for you and what didn't.

Please also understand that the community feedback system is not warranted to be correct, it's simply a system that we've built to let people try and help each other. If something in a feedback response doesn't make sense to you, or you're not comfortable making changes that the feedback talks about (like registry edits), please consult a professional.

Thank you for using kbAlertz.com Feedback System.

-- Scott Cate

Be the first to leave feedback, to help others about this knowledge base article.

(Optional) Name

(Optional) Public URL Or Email

Comments
No HTML -- Text Only Please