microsoft powerpoint CVE-2010-2572 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Powerpoint
Published on November 10, 2010

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."

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Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Microsoft PowerPoint Buffer Overflow Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Microsoft PowerPoint contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that alllows for remote code execution.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by June 22, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2010-2572 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 1.8 out of four. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

What is a Classic Buffer Overflow Vulnerability?

The program copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. A buffer overflow condition exists when a program attempts to put more data in a buffer than it can hold, or when a program attempts to put data in a memory area outside of the boundaries of a buffer. The simplest type of error, and the most common cause of buffer overflows, is the "classic" case in which the program copies the buffer without restricting how much is copied. Other variants exist, but the existence of a classic overflow strongly suggests that the programmer is not considering even the most basic of security protections.

CVE-2010-2572 has been classified to as a Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability or weakness.


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