CVE-2010-2572

Microsoft PowerPoint: Buffer Overflow

As of , CVE-2010-2572 in Microsoft PowerPoint is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 8 June 2022
US federal deadline
22 June 202214 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.59Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.50 on 8 June 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Microsoft PowerPoint contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that alllows for remote code execution.

CISA's description

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."

The CVE record's description, from microsoft

CVE published
10 November 2010
Assigned by
microsoft
CVSS
7.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

PowerPoint: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2015-2424Memory CorruptionMicrosoft PowerPointPatch soon0.40

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