Microsoft Warns of Attacks on PowerPoint Vulnerability

Microsoft confirmed limited, targeted attacks exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Office PowerPoint. If successfully exploited, the PowerPoint bug could enable hackers to take control of the victim's computer.

Hackers are launching attacks against an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Office PowerPoint, the company's popular presentation program.

Microsoft described the attacks in an advisory as “limited and targeted” in scope, but cautioned that a successful exploit could allow a hacker to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the logged-on user.

“The vulnerability is caused when Microsoft Office PowerPoint accesses an invalid object in memory when parsing a specially-crafted PowerPoint file,” according to the advisory. “This creates a condition that allows the attacker to execute arbitrary code.”
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