CVE-2010-2572
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8 · Buffer overflow · actively exploited (CISA KEV)
7.8CVSS HIGH exploited
Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities).
Added to KEV 2022-06-08. US federal agencies must patch by 2022-06-22.
Summary
Buffer overflow in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PowerPoint 95 document, aka "PowerPoint Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)63%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-088 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-088Patch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-313A.htmlAdvisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12195
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2572