Intrusion PreventionMS.Office.Powerpoint.Information.Disclosure
Description
This indicates an attack attempt to exploit an Information Disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Powerpoint.
The vulnerability is due to an error when the vulnerable software handles a maliciously crafted Powerpoint file. A remote attacker may be able to exploit this to execute arbitrary code within the context of the application, via a crafted Powerpoint file.
Affected Products
Microsoft Office 2010
Microsoft Office 2013
Microsoft Office 2013 RT
Microsoft Word Viewer
Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac
Impact
Information Disclosure: Remote attackers can gain sensitive information from vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Apply the most recent upgrade or patch from the vendor.
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-148
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 43492 |
| Created | Dec 13, 2016 |
| Updated | May 02, 2022 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2016-7276 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 1.14% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows, MacOS |
| Affected App | MS_Office |