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CVE-2013-4565

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2014-04-25 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

• Debian Ppthtml: through 0.5.1

References

• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/279
• https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=729279
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88885
• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/279
• https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=729279
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88885

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