MS06-028: Vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint could allow remote code execution

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS06-028. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update for Microsoft PowerPoint. This information includes file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites, depending on whether you are a home user or an IT professional:

• Home users
  http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/bulletins/200606.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/bulletins/200606.mspx)
• IT professionals
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-028.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-028.mspx)

Service pack information

The problem that is addressed by this security update is now corrected in Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3). For more information about how to obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2003, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Issues that the security update fixes

In addition to the issues that are described in the security bulletin, this security update addresses the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

• 916518  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916518/ ) Description of the security update for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003: June 13, 2006
• 916519  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916519/ ) Description of the security update for Microsoft PowerPoint 2002: June 13, 2006
• 916520  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916520/ ) Description of the security update for Microsoft PowerPoint 2000: June 13, 2006
• 918963  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918963/ ) Description of the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.2.4 Update