Description
Buffer overflow in various Microsoft applications for Macintosh allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code by invoking the file:// directive with a large number of / characters, which affects Internet Explorer 5.1, Outlook Express 5.0 through 5.0.2, Entourage v. X and 2001, PowerPoint v. X, 2001, and 98, and Excel v. X and 2001 for Macintosh.
Affected products
- Microsoft / entourage2001 – 2001
- Microsoft / entouragev._x – v._x
- Microsoft / Excel2001 – 2001
- Microsoft / Excelx – x
- Microsoft / ie5.1 – 5.1
- Microsoft / office2001 – 2001
- Microsoft / office2001 – 2001
- Microsoft / officev.x – v.x
- Microsoft / outlook_express5.0 – 5.0
- Microsoft / outlook_express5.0.1 – 5.0.1
- Microsoft / outlook_express5.0.2 – 5.0.2
- Microsoft / outlook_express5.0.3 – 5.0.3
- Microsoft / PowerPoint98 – 98
- Microsoft / PowerPoint2001 – 2001
- Microsoft / PowerPointv.x – v.x