CVE-2010-2572

high

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."

References

Advisories
More

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-088

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-313A.html

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2572

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12195

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2010-11-10

Updated: 2026-06-16

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H