CVE-2013-4565

medium
Published 2014-04-25 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the __OLEdecode function in ppthtml 0.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ppt file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
debianppthtml{"endIncluding":"0.5.1"}

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.