__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint [Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS08-051)] August 13, 2008 17:00 GMT Number S-354 [REVISED 18 Aug 2008] [REVISED 10 Sep 2008] [REVISED 30 Sep 2008] ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities exists in the way that Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2003 handles specially crafted PowerPoint files. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by creating a specially crafted PowerPoint file that could be included as an e-mail attachment, or hosted on a specially crafted or compromised Web site. PLATFORM: PowerPoint 2000 PowerPoint 2002 PowerPoint 2003 and PowerPoint 2003 Viewer (all editions) PowerPoint 2007 and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats (all editions) Office 2004 for Mac DAMAGE: Remote code execution. SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate version. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The risk is MEDIUM. An attacker who successfully exploited this ASSESSMENT: vulnerabilities could take complete control of an affected system. ______________________________________________________________________________ CVSS 2 BASE SCORE: 7.5 TEMPORAL SCORE: 6.2 VECTOR: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C) ______________________________________________________________________________ LINKS: CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/s-354.shtml ORIGINAL BULLETIN: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-051.mspx CVE: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name= CVE-2008-0120 CVE-2008-0121 CVE-2008-1455 ______________________________________________________________________________ REVISION HISTORY: 08/18/2008 - revised S-354 to reflect changes Microsoft has made in MS08-051 where they added an entry to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to this Security update section to communicate that the file information in the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 949785 has been updated. 09/10/2008 - revised S-354 to reflect changes Microsoft has made in MS08-051 where they added a note to the Affected Software table and entries to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to this Security Update section explaining that Microsoft has posted new update packages, labeled Version 2, for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Service Pack 2 and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Service Pack 3 to the Microsoft Download Center. Customers who manually installed Version 1 of this update from Microsoft Download Center need to reinstall Version 2 of this update. Customers who have installed this update using Microsoft Update or Office Update do not need to reinstall. Also removed erroneous mitigations from the vulnerability information sections for Memory Allocation Vulnerability - CVE-2008-0120 and Memory Calculation Vulnerability - CVE-2008-0121. 09/30/2008 - revised S-354 to reflect changes Microsoft has made in MS08-051 where they added Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2005 client and Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 client to the list of non-affected software. [***** Start Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS08-051) *****] Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-051 – Critical Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949785) Published: August 12, 2008 | Updated: September 10, 2008 Version: 2.1 General Information Executive Summary 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. This security update is rated Critical for supported editions of Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 and rated Important for supported editions of Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2003, Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats, Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, and Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac. For more information, see the subsection, Affected and Non-Affected Software, in this section. The security update addresses the vulnerabilities by modifying the way that Microsoft Office PowerPoint allocates memory when opening PowerPoint files. For more information about the vulnerability, see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) subsection for the specific vulnerability entry under the next section, Vulnerability Information. Recommendation. Microsoft recommends that customers apply the update immediately. Known Issues. None Top of section Affected and Non-Affected Software The following software have been tested to determine which versions or editions are affected. Other versions or editions are either past their support life cycle or are not affected. To determine the support life cycle for your software version or edition, visit Microsoft Support Lifecycle. Affected Software Office Suite and Other Software Component Maximum Security Impact Aggregate Severity Rating Bulletins Replaced by this Update Microsoft Office Suites and Components Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 Service Pack 3 (KB949007) Remote Code Execution Critical MS06-058 Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 Service Pack 3 (KB948995) Remote Code Execution Important MS06-058 Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Service Pack 2 (KB948988) Remote Code Execution Important MS06-058 Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Service Pack 3 (KB948988) Remote Code Execution Important None 2007 Microsoft Office System Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 (KB951338) Remote Code Execution Important None 2007 Microsoft Office System Service Pack 1 Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 Service Pack 1 (KB951338) Remote Code Execution Important None Other Office Software Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2003 (KB949041) Not Applicable Remote Code Execution Important None Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats (KB954038) Not Applicable Remote Code Execution Important None Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 1 (KB954038) Not Applicable Remote Code Execution Important None Microsoft Office for Mac Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac (KB956343) Not applicable Remote Code Execution Important MS08-026 Non-Affected Software Office and Other Software Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 and Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 Service Pack 1 Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Microsoft Works 8.0 Microsoft Works 8.5 Microsoft Works 9.0 Microsoft Works Suite 2005 Microsoft Works Suite 2006 Top of section Vulnerability Information Severity Ratings and Vulnerability Identifiers Affected Software Memory Allocation Vulnerability - CVE-2008-0120 Memory Calculation Vulnerability - CVE-2008-0121 Parsing Overflow Vulnerability - CVE-2008-1455 Aggregate Severity Rating Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 Service Pack 3 Not applicable Not applicable Critical Remote Code Execution Critical Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 Service Pack 3 Not applicable Not applicable Important Remote Code Execution Important Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Service Pack 2 Not applicable Not applicable Important Remote Code Execution Important Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Service Pack 3 Not applicable Not applicable Important Remote Code Execution Important Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 Not applicable Not applicable Important Remote Code Execution Important Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 Service Pack 1 Not applicable Not applicable Important Remote Code Execution Important Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2003 Important Remote Code Execution Important Remote Code Execution Not applicable Important Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 1 Not applicable Not applicable Important Remote Code Execution Important Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Not applicable Not applicable Important Remote Code Execution Important Top of section Memory Allocation Vulnerability - CVE-2008-0120 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2003 handles specially crafted PowerPoint files. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by creating a specially crafted PowerPoint file that could be included as an e-mail attachment, or hosted on a specially crafted or compromised Web site. If a user were logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability 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 affected than users who operate with administrative user rights. To view this vulnerability as a standard entry in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures list, see CVE-2008-0120. Memory Calculation Vulnerability - CVE-2008-0121 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2003 handles specially crafted PowerPoint files. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by creating a specially crafted PowerPoint file that could be included as an e-mail attachment, or hosted on a specially crafted or compromised Web site. If a user were logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability 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 affected than users who operate with administrative user rights. To view this vulnerability as a standard entry in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures list, see CVE-2008-0121. Parsing Overflow Vulnerability - CVE-2008-1455 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Office PowerPoint handles specially crafted PowerPoint files. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by creating a specially crafted PowerPoint file that could be included as an e-mail attachment, or hosted on a specially crafted or compromised Web site. If a user were logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability 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 affected than users who operate with administrative user rights. To view this vulnerability as a standard entry in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures list, see CVE-2008-1455. Update Information Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance Manage the software and security updates you need to deploy to the servers, desktop, and mobile systems in your organization. For more information see the TechNet Update Management Center. The Microsoft TechNet Security Web site provides additional information about security in Microsoft products. Security updates are available from Microsoft Update, Windows Update, and Office Update. Security updates are also available from the Microsoft Download Center. You can find them most easily by doing a keyword search for "security update." Finally, security updates can be downloaded from the Microsoft Update Catalog. The Microsoft Update Catalog provides a searchable catalog of content made available through Windows Update and Microsoft Update, including security updates, drivers and service packs. By searching using the security bulletin number (such as, “MS07-036”), you can add all of the applicable updates to your basket (including different languages for an update), and download to the folder of your choosing. For more information about the Microsoft Update Catalog, see the Microsoft Update Catalog FAQ. Detection and Deployment Guidance Microsoft has provided detection and deployment guidance for this month’s security updates. This guidance will also help IT professionals understand how they can use various tools to help deploy the security update, such as Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Office Update, the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA), the Office Detection Tool, Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), and the Extended Security Update Inventory Tool. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 910723. Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) allows administrators to scan local and remote systems for missing security updates as well as common security misconfigurations. For more information about MBSA, visit Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer. The following table provides the MBSA detection summary for this security update. Software MBSA 2.1 Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 Service Pack 3 No Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 Service Pack 3 Yes Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Service Pack 2 Yes Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Service Pack 3 Yes Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 Yes Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 Service Pack 1 Yes Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2003 Yes Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 1 Yes Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac No For more information about MBSA 2.1, see MBSA 2.1 Frequently Asked Questions. Note For customers using legacy software not supported by MBSA 2.1, Microsoft Update, and Windows Server Update Services: please visit Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and reference the Legacy Product Support section on how to create comprehensive security update detection with legacy tools. Windows Server Update Services By using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), administrators can deploy the latest critical updates and security updates for Windows 2000 operating systems and later, Office XP and later, Exchange Server 2003, and SQL Server 2000. For more information about how to deploy this security update using Windows Server Update Services, visit the Windows Server Update Services Web site. Systems Management Server The following table provides the SMS detection and deployment summary for this security update. Software SMS 2.0 SMS 2003 with SUSFP SMS 2003 with ITMU Configuration Manager 2007 Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 Service Pack 3 Yes Yes No No Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 Service Pack 3 Yes Yes Yes Yes Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Service Pack 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Service Pack 3 Yes Yes Yes Yes Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 No No Yes Yes Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 Service Pack 1 No No Yes Yes Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2003 Yes Yes Yes Yes Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 1 No No Yes Yes Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac No No No No For SMS 2.0 and SMS 2003, the SMS SUS Feature Pack (SUSFP), which includes the Security Update Inventory Tool (SUIT), can be used by SMS to detect security updates. See also Downloads for Systems Management Server 2.0. For SMS 2003, the SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU) can be used by SMS to detect security updates that are offered by Microsoft Update and that are supported by Windows Server Update Services. For more information about the SMS 2003 ITMU, see SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates. SMS 2003 can also use the Microsoft Office Inventory Tool to detect required updates for Microsoft Office applications. For more information about the Office Inventory Tool and other scanning tools, see SMS 2003 Software Update Scanning Tools. See also Downloads for Systems Management Server 2003. System Center Configuration Manager 2007 uses WSUS 3.0 for detection of updates. For more information about Configuration Manager 2007 Software Update Management, visit System Center Configuration Manager 2007. For more information about SMS, visit the SMS Web site. For more detailed information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 910723: Summary list of monthly detection and deployment guidance articles. Note If you have used an Administrative Installation Point (AIP) for deploying Office 2000, Office XP or Office 2003, you may not be able to deploy the update using SMS if you have updated the AIP from the original baseline. For more information, see the Office Administrative Installation Point heading in this section. Office Administrative Installation Point If you installed your application from a server location, the server administrator must update the server location with the administrative update and deploy that update to your system. • For supported versions of Microsoft Office 2000, see How to Create an Administrative Installation Point. For more information about how to change the source for a client system from an updated administrative installation point to an Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3), see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 932889. Note If you plan to manage software updates centrally from an updated administrative image, you can find more information in the article Updating Office 2000 Clients from a Patched Administrative Image. • For supported versions of Microsoft Office XP, see Creating an Administrative Installation Point. For more information on how to change the source for a client system from an updated administrative installation point to an Office XP original baseline source, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 922665. Note If you plan to manage software updates centrally from an updated administrative image, you can find more information in the article Updating Office XP Clients from a Patched Administrative Image. • For supported versions of Microsoft Office 2003, see Creating an Administrative Installation Point. For more information on how to change the source for a client computer from an updated administrative installation point to an Office 2003 original baseline source or Service Pack 2 (SP2), see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 902349. Note If you plan to manage software updates centrally from an updated administrative image, you can find more information in the article, Distributing Office 2003 Product Upgrades. • For supported versions of the 2007 Microsoft Office system, see Create a network installation point for the 2007 Office system. Note If you plan to manage security updates centrally, use Windows Server Update Services. For more information about how to deploy security updates for the 2007 Microsoft Office system using Windows Server Update Services, visit the Windows Server Update Services Web site. Update Compatibility Evaluator and Application Compatibility Toolkit Updates often write to the same files and registry settings required for your applications to run. This can trigger incompatibilities and increase the time it takes to deploy security updates. You can streamline testing and validating Windows updates against installed applications with the Update Compatibility Evaluator components included with Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0. The Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) contains the necessary tools and documentation to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying Microsoft Windows Vista, a Windows Update, a Microsoft Security Update, or a new version of Windows Internet Explorer in your environment. Top of section Security Update Deployment Affected Software For information about the specific security update for your affected software, click the appropriate link: PowerPoint 2000 Reference Table The following table contains the security update information for this software. You can find additional information in the subsection, Deployment Information, in this section. Inclusion in Future Service Packs There are no more service packs planned for this software. The update for this issue may be included in a future update rollup. Deployment Installing without user intervention office2000-kb949007-fullfile-enu /q:a Installing without restarting office2000-kb949007-fullfile-enu /r:n Update log file Not applicable Further information For detection and deployment, see the earlier section, Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance. For features you can selectively install, see the Office Features for Administrative Installations subsection in this section. Restart Requirement Restart required? This update does not require a restart. Hotpatching Not applicable Removal Information After you install the update, you cannot remove it. To revert to an installation before the update was installed; you must remove the application, and then install it again from the original media. File Information See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 949785 Registry Key Verification Not applicable Office Features for Administrative Installations Server administrators who use a Windows Installer Administrative Installation must update the server location. For more information about Administrative Installation Points, refer to the Office Administrative Installation Point information in the Detection and deployment Tools and Guidance subsection. The following table contains the list of feature names (case sensitive) that must be reinstalled for the update. To install all features, you can use REINSTALL=ALL or you can install the following features: Product Feature O9PRM, O9PRO, O9PP, O9STD PPTFiles Note Administrators working in managed environments can find resources for deploying Office updates in an organization at the Office Admin Update Center. At that site, scroll down and look under the Update Resources section for the software version you are updating. The Windows Installer Documentation also provides more information about the setup switches supported by Windows Installer. Top of section Deployment Information Installing the Update You can install the update from the appropriate download link in the Affected and Non-Affected Software section. If you installed your application from a server location, the server administrator must instead update the server location with the administrative update and deploy that update to your system. For more information about Administrative Installation Points, refer to the Office Administrative Installation Point information in the Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance subsection. This security update requires that Windows Installer 2.0 or later be installed on the system. All supported versions of Windows include Windows Installer 2.0 or a later version. To install the latest version of Windows Installer, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites: • Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable • Windows Installer 2.0 Redistributable for Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 • Windows Installer 2.0 Redistributable for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, and Windows Millennium Edition For more information about the terminology that appears in this bulletin, such as hotfix, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 824684. This security update supports the following setup switches. Supported Security Update Installation Switches Switch Description /q Specifies quiet mode, or suppresses prompts, when files are being extracted. /q:u Specifies user-quiet mode, which presents some dialog boxes to the user. /q:a Specifies administrator-quiet mode, which does not present any dialog boxes to the user. /t:path Specifies the target folder for extracting files. /c Extracts the files without installing them. If /t:path is not specified, you are prompted for a target folder. /c:path Overrides the install command that is defined by author. Specifies the path and name of the Setup.inf or .exe file. /r:n Never restarts the system after installation. /r:I Prompts the user to restart the system if a restart is required, except when used with /q:a. /r:a Always restarts the system after installation. /r:s Restarts the system after installation without prompting the user. /n:v No version checking - Install the program over any earlier version. Note You can combine these switches into one command. For backward compatibility, the security update also supports the setup switches that the earlier version of the Setup program uses. For more information about the supported installation switches, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 262841. Removing the Update After you install the update, you cannot remove it. To revert to an installation before the update was installed; you must remove the application, and then install it again from the original media. Verifying That the Update Has Been Applied • Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer To verify that a security update has been applied to an affected system, you may be able to use the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) tool. See the section, Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance, earlier in this bulletin for more information. • File Version Verification Because there are several versions and editions of Microsoft Office, the following steps may be different on your system. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps. 1. Click Start, and then click Search. 2. In the Search Results pane, click All files and folders under Search Companion. 3. In the All or part of the file name box, type a file name from the appropriate file information table, and then click Search. 4. In the list of files, right-click a file name from the appropriate file information table, and then click Properties. Note Depending on the version of the operating system or programs installed, some of the files that are listed in the file information table may not be installed. 5. On the Version tab, determine the version of the file that is installed on your system by comparing it to the version that is documented in the appropriate file information table. Note Attributes other than the file version may change during installation. Comparing other file attributes to the information in the file information table is not a supported method of verifying that the update has been applied. Also, in certain cases, files may be renamed during installation. If the file or version information is not present, use one of the other available methods to verify update installation. Top of section Top of section PowerPoint 2002 Reference Table The following table contains the security update information for this software. You can find additional information in the subsection, Deployment Information, in this section. Inclusion in Future Service Packs There are no more service packs planned for this software. The update for this issue may be included in a future update rollup. Deployment Installing without user intervention officeXP-kb948995-fullfile-enu /q:a Installing without restarting officeXP-kb948995-fullfile-enu /r:n Update log file Not applicable Further information For detection and deployment, see the earlier section, Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance. For features you can selectively install, see the Office Features for Administrative Installations subsection in this section. Restart Requirement Restart required? This update does not require a restart. Hotpatching Not applicable Removal Information Use Add or Remove Programs tool in Control Panel. Note When you remove this update, you may be prompted to insert the Microsoft Office XP CD in the CD drive. Additionally, you may not have the option to uninstall the update from the Add or Remove Programs tool in Control Panel. There are several possible causes for this issue. For more information about the removal, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 903771. File Information See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 949785 Registry Key Verification Not applicable Office Features The following table contains the list of feature names (case sensitive) that must be reinstalled for the update. To install all features, you can use REINSTALL=ALL or you can install the following features: Product Feature PPT, PROPLUS, PRO, STD, STDEDU PPTFiles Note Administrators working in managed environments can find complete resources for deploying Office updates in an organization at the Office Admin Update Center. At that site, scroll down and look under the Update Resources section for the software version you are updating. The Windows Installer Documentation also provides more information about the parameters supported by Windows Installer. Top of section Deployment Information Installing the Update You can install the update from the appropriate download link in the Affected and Non-Affected Software section. If you installed your application from a server location, the server administrator must instead update the server location with the administrative update and deploy that update to your system. For more information about Administrative Installation Points, refer to the Office Administrative Installation Point information in the Detection and deployment Tools and Guidance subsection. This security update requires that Windows Installer 2.0 or later be installed on the system. All supported versions of Windows include Windows Installer 2.0 or a later version. To install the latest version of Windows Installer, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites: • Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable • Windows Installer 2.0 Redistributable for Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 • Windows Installer 2.0 Redistributable for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, and Windows Millennium Edition For more information about the terminology that appears in this bulletin, such as hotfix, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 824684. This security update supports the following setup switches. Supported Security Update Installation Switches Switch Description /q Specifies quiet mode, or suppresses prompts, when files are being extracted. /q:u Specifies user-quiet mode, which presents some dialog boxes to the user. /q:a Specifies administrator-quiet mode, which does not present any dialog boxes to the user. /t:path Specifies the target folder for extracting files. /c Extracts the files without installing them. If /t:path is not specified, you are prompted for a target folder. /c:path Overrides the install command that is defined by author. Specifies the path and name of the Setup.inf or .exe file. /r:n Never restarts the system after installation. /r:I Prompts the user to restart the system if a restart is required, except when used with /q:a. /r:a Always restarts the system after installation. /r:s Restarts the system after installation without prompting the user. /n:v No version checking - Install the program over any earlier version. Note You can combine these switches into one command. For backward compatibility, the security update also supports the setup switches that the earlier version of the Setup program uses. For more information about the supported installation switches, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 262841. Removing the Update To remove this security update, use the Add or Remove Programs tool in Control Panel. Note When you remove this update, you may be prompted to insert the Microsoft Office XP CD in the CD drive. Additionally, you may not have the option to uninstall the update from the Add or Remove Programs tool in Control Panel. There are several possible causes for this issue. For more information about the removal, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 903771. Verifying That the Update Has Been Applied • Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer To verify that a security update has been applied to an affected system, you may be able to use the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) tool. See the “Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer” heading under the section, Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance, earlier in this bulletin for more information. • File Version Verification Because there are several versions and editions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your system. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps. 1. Click Start, and then click Search. 2. In the Search Results pane, click All files and folders under Search Companion. 3. In the All or part of the file name box, type a file name from the appropriate file information table, and then click Search. 4. In the list of files, right-click a file name from the appropriate file information table, and then click Properties. Note Depending on the version of the operating system or programs installed, some of the files that are listed in the file information table may not be installed. 5. On the Version tab, determine the version of the file that is installed on your system by comparing it to the version that is documented in the appropriate file information table. Note Attributes other than the file version may change during installation. Comparing other file attributes to the information in the file information table is not a supported method of verifying that the update has been applied. Also, in certain cases, files may be renamed during installation. If the file or version information is not present, use one of the other available methods to verify update installation. Top of section Top of section PowerPoint 2003 and PowerPoint 2003 Viewer (all editions) Reference Table The following table contains the security update information for this software. You can find additional information in the subsection, Deployment Information, in this section. Inclusion in Future Service Packs There are no more service packs planned for this software. The update for this issue may be included in a future update rollup. Deployment Installing without user intervention For PowerPoint 2003: office2003-kb948988-fullfile-enu /q:a For PowerPoint 2003 Viewer: office2003-kb949041-fullfile-x86-en-us /q:a Installing without restarting For PowerPoint 2003: office2003-kb948988-fullfile-enu /r:n For PowerPoint 2003 Viewer: office2003-kb949041-fullfile-x86-en-us /r:n Update log file Not applicable Further information For detection and deployment, see the earlier section, Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance. For features you can selectively install, see the Office Features for Administrative Installations subsection in this section. Restart Requirement Restart required? This update does not require a restart. Hotpatching Not applicable Removal Information Use Add or Remove Programs tool in Control Panel. Note When you remove this update, you may be prompted to insert the Microsoft Office 2003 CD in the CD drive. Additionally, you may not have the option to uninstall the update from the Add or Remove Programs tool in Control Panel. There are several possible causes for this issue. For more information about the removal, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 903771. File Information See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 949785 Registry Key Verification Not applicable Office Features The following table contains the list of feature names (case sensitive) that must be reinstalled for the update. To install all features, you can use REINSTALL=ALL or you can install the following features: Product Feature STD11, PPT11, PROI11, PRO11, STDP11, PRO11SB PPTFiles Note Administrators working in managed environments can find complete resources for deploying Office updates in an organization at the Office Admin Update Center. At that site, scroll down and look under the Update Resources section for the software version you are updating. The Windows Installer Documentation also provides more information about the parameters supported by Windows Installer. Top of section Deployment Information Installing the Update You can install the update from the appropriate download link in the Affected and Non-Affected Software section. If you installed your application from a server location, the server administrator must instead update the server location with the administrative update and deploy that update to your system. For more information about Administrative Installation Points, refer to the Office Administrative Installation Point information in the Detection and deployment Tools and Guidance subsection. This security update requires that Windows Installer 2.0 or later be installed on the system. All supported versions of Windows include Windows Installer 2.0 or a later version. To install the latest version of Windows Installer, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites: • Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable • Windows Installer 2.0 Redistributable for Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 • Windows Installer 2.0 Redistributable for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, and Windows Millennium Edition For more information about the terminology that appears in this bulletin, such as hotfix, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 824684. This security update supports the following setup switches. Supported Security Update Installation Switches Switch Description /q Specifies quiet mode, or suppresses prompts, when files are being extracted. /q:u Specifies user-quiet mode, which presents some dialog boxes to the user. /q:a Specifies administrator-quiet mode, which does not present any dialog boxes to the user. /t:path Specifies the target folder for extracting files. /c Extracts the files without installing them. If /t:path is not specified, you are prompted for a target folder. /c:path Overrides the install command that is defined by author. Specifies the path and name of the Setup.inf or .exe file. /r:n Never restarts the system after installation. /r:I Prompts the user to restart the system if a restart is required, except when used with /q:a. /r:a Always restarts the system after installation. /r:s Restarts the system after installation without prompting the user. /n:v No version checking - Install the program over any earlier version. Note You can combine these switches into one command. For backward compatibility, the security update also supports many of the setup switches that the earlier version of the Setup program uses. For more information about the supported installation switches, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 262841. Removing the Update To remove this security update, use the Add or Remove Programs tool in Control Panel. Note When you remove this update, you may be prompted to insert the Microsoft Office 2003 CD in the CD drive. Additionally, you may not have the option to uninstall the update from the Add or Remove Programs tool in Control Panel. There are several possible causes for this issue. For more information about the removal, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 903771. Verifying that the Update Has Been Applied • Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer To verify that a security update has been applied to an affected system, you may be able to use the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) tool. See the “Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer” heading under the section, Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance, earlier in this bulletin for more information. • File Version Verification Because there are several versions and editions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your system. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps. 1. Click Start, and then click Search. 2. In the Search Results pane, click All files and folders under Search Companion. 3. In the All or part of the file name box, type a file name from the appropriate file information table, and then click Search. 4. In the list of files, right-click a file name from the appropriate file information table, and then click Properties. Note Depending on the version of the operating system or programs installed, some of the files that are listed in the file information table may not be installed. 5. On the Version tab, determine the version of the file that is installed on your system by comparing it to the version that is documented in the appropriate file information table. Note Attributes other than the file version may change during installation. Comparing other file attributes to the information in the file information table is not a supported method of verifying that the update has been applied. Also, in certain cases, files may be renamed during installation. If the file or version information is not present, use one of the other available methods to verify update installation. Top of section Top of section PowerPoint 2007 and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats (all editions) Reference Table The following table contains the security update information for this software. You can find additional information in the subsection, Deployment Information, in this section. Inclusion in Future Service Packs There are no more service packs planned for this software. The update for this issue may be included in a future update rollup. Deployment Installing without user intervention For PowerPoint 2007: powerpoint2007-kb951338-fullfile-x86-glb /passive For Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats: office2007-kb954038-fullfile-x86-glb /passive Installing without restarting For PowerPoint 2007: powerpoint2007-kb951338-fullfile-x86-glb /norestart For Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats: office2007-kb954038-fullfile-x86-glb /norestart Update log file Not applicable Further information For detection and deployment, see the earlier section, Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance. For features you can selectively install, see the Office Features for Administrative Installations subsection in this section. Restart Requirement Restart required? This update does not require a restart. Hotpatching Not applicable Removal Information Use Add or Remove Programs tool in Control Panel. File Information See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 949785 Registry Key Verification Not applicable Deployment Information Installing the Update You can install the update from the appropriate download link in the Affected and Non-Affected Software section. If you installed your application from a server location, the server administrator must instead update the server location with the administrative update and deploy that update to your system. For more information about Administrative Installation Points, refer to the Office Administrative Installation Point information in the Detection and deployment Tools and Guidance subsection. This security update requires that Windows Installer 2.0 or later be installed on the system. All supported versions of Windows include Windows Installer 2.0 or a later version. To install the latest version of Windows Installer, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites: • Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable For more information about the terminology that appears in this bulletin, such as hotfix, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 824684. This security update supports the following setup switches. Supported Security Update Installation Switches Switch Description /? or /help Displays usage dialog. /passive Specifies passive mode. Requires no user interaction; users see basic progress dialogs but cannot cancel. /quiet Specifies quiet mode, or suppresses prompts, when files are being extracted. /norestart Suppresses restarting the system if the update requires a restart. /forcerestart Automatically restarts the system after applying the update, regardless of whether the update requires the restart. /extract Extracts the files without installing them. You are prompted for a target folder. /extract: Overrides the install command that is defined by author. Specifies the path and name of the Setup.inf or .exe file. /lang: Forces the use of a specific language, when the update package supports that language. /log: Enables logging, by both Vnox and Installer, during the update installation. Note You can combine these switches into one command. For backward compatibility, the security update also supports many of the setup switches that the earlier version of the Setup program uses. For more information about the supported installation switches, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 262841. Removing the Update To remove this security update, use the Add or Remove Programs tool in Control Panel. Note When you remove this update, you may be prompted to insert the 2007 Microsoft Office CD in the CD drive. Additionally, you may not have the option to uninstall the update from the Add or Remove Programs tool in Control Panel. There are several possible causes for this issue. For more information about the removal, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 903771. Verifying that the Update Has Been Applied • Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer To verify that a security update has been applied to an affected system, you may be able to use the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) tool. See the “Microsoft baseline Security Analyzer” heading under the section, Microsoft Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance. • File Version Verification Note Because there are several versions and editions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your system. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps. 1. Click Start, and then click Search. 2. In the Search Results pane, click All files and folders under Search Companion. 3. In the All or part of the file name box, type a file name from the appropriate file information table, and then click Search. 4. In the list of files, right-click a file name from the appropriate file information table, and then click Properties. Note Depending on the version of the operating system or programs installed, some of the files that are listed in the file information table may not be installed. 5. On the Version tab, determine the version of the file that is installed on your system by comparing it to the version that is documented in the appropriate file information table. Note Attributes other than the file version may change during installation. Comparing other file attributes to the information in the file information table is not a supported method of verifying that the update has been applied. Also, in certain cases, files may be renamed during installation. If the file or version information is not present, use one of the other available methods to verify update installation. Top of section Top of section Office 2004 for Mac Deployment Information Prerequisites • Mac OS X version 10.2.8 or later on a G3, Mac OS X-compatible processor or higher • Mac OS X user accounts must have administrator privileges to install this security update Installing the Update Download and install the appropriate language version of the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.1 Update from the Microsoft Download Center. • Quit any applications that are running, including virus-protection applications, all Microsoft Office applications, Microsoft Messenger for Mac, and Office Notifications, because they might interfere with installation. • Open the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.1 Update volume on your desktop. This step might have been performed for you. • To start the update process, in the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.1 Update volume window, double-click the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.1 Update application, and follow the instructions on the screen. • If the installation finishes successfully, you can remove the update installer from your hard disk. To verify that the installation finished successfully, see the following “Verifying Update Installation” heading. To remove the update installer, first drag the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.1 Update volume to the Trash, and then drag the file that you downloaded to the Trash. Verifying Update Installation To verify that a security update is installed on an affected system, follow these steps: 1. In the Finder, navigate to the Application Folder (Microsoft Office 2004: Office). 2. Select the file, Microsoft Component Plugin. 3. On the File menu, click Get Info or Show Info. If the Version number is 11.5.1, the update has been successfully installed. Restart Requirement This update does not require you to restart your computer. Removing the Update This security update cannot be uninstalled. Additional Information If you have technical questions or problems downloading or using this update, visit Microsoft for Mac Support to learn about the support options that are available to you. Other Information Acknowledgments Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to help protect customers: • Ruben Santamarta of Reversemode.com working with iDefense Labs for reporting the Memory Allocation and Calculation Vulnerabilities (CVE-2008-0120 and CVE-2008-0121). • ADLab of Venustech for reporting the Parsing Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2008-1455). Top of section Support • Customers in the U.S. and Canada can receive technical support from Microsoft Product Support Services at 1-866-PCSAFETY. There is no charge for support calls that are associated with security updates. • International customers can receive support from their local Microsoft subsidiaries. There is no charge for support that is associated with security updates. For more information about how to contact Microsoft for support issues, visit the International Support Web site. Top of section Disclaimer The information provided in the Microsoft Knowledge Base is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply. Top of section Revisions • V1.0 (August 12, 2008): Bulletin published. • V1.1 (August 13, 2008): Added an entry to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to This Security Update section to communicate that the file information in the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 949785 has been updated. Also removed erroneous reference to Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac as affected software in the Executive Summary. • V2.0 (August 20, 2008): Added note to the Affected Software table and entries to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to This Security Update section explaining that Microsoft has posted new update packages, labeled Version 2, for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Service Pack 2 and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Service Pack 3 to the Microsoft Download Center. Customers who manually installed Version 1 of this update from Microsoft Download Center need to reinstall Version 2 of this update. Customers who have installed this update using Microsoft Update or Office Update do not need to reinstall. Also removed erroneous mitigations from the vulnerability information sections for Memory Allocation Vulnerability - CVE-2008-0120 and Memory Calculation Vulnerability - CVE-2008-0121. • V2.1 (September 10, 2008): Added Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2005 client and Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 client to the list of non-affected software. 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