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CVE-2010-2572

CVE-2010-2572HIGH

n/a n/a — Microsoft PowerPoint

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    7.8   .5865   99.1   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Jun 30  Reserved by microsoft
  Nov 10  Published (CNA: microsoft)
  Jun 8   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-06-22

CWE-120 · CNA: microsoft · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · KEV due June 22, 2022

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."

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
June 30, 2010	Reserved	Reserved by microsoft
November 10, 2010	Published	Published (CNA: microsoft)
June 8, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-06-22

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-120

References (4)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-313A.html [third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-088 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12195 [vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2572 [government-resource]

Authoritative record: CVE-2010-2572 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-120

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