CVE DATABASE / CVE-2010-2572
CVE-2010-2572
Microsoft PowerPoint Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
CVSS 7.8 · HIGH
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-06-08.
Federal remediation due 2022-06-22.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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."
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 7.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Microsoft powerpoint
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References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-313A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-088
- 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
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-04-22. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.