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. An attacker could then install programs view, change, or delete data or create new accounts with full user rights. An attacker who successfully exploited any of these vulnerabilities could take complete control of an affected system. 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. Version: 2.1 General Information Executive Summary
Published: Aug| Updated: September 10, 2008 Security Bulletin Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-051 - Critical Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949785)
