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CVE-2010-2572

Buffer overflow in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PowerPoint 95

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Summary

Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 and 2003 (Service Pack 3) are affected. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PowerPoint 95 file, allowing the attacker to run arbitrary code on the victim's computer.

Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.

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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."

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  4. Record last updated
  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 3

oval.cisecurity.org

docs.microsoft.com

us-cert.gov