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TI-2010-02469 Aliases CVE-2010-2572GHSA-qrqx-wqch-hjh4

Buffer overflow in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to…

Priority CRITICAL 93Exploited in the wildCWE-120Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

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."

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-06-08CISA due date 2022-06-22
EPSS 0.58646 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*2002 sp3VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*2003 sp3VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2022-06-08 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2572
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qrqx-wqch-hjh4

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2015-02130 Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2009-00535 Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3, and PowerPoint in Microsoft… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2007-00655 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, XP, 2003, and 2004 for Mac, and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2010-00033 Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 SP3 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2004-00171 Buffer overflow in the JPEG (JPG) parsing engine in the Microsoft Graphic Device… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2015-00089 Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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