CVE-2010-2572
Microsoft PowerPoint Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- High 7.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 8 Jun 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."
Key facts
- Published
- 10 Nov 2010
- Last changed
- 22 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- KEV added
- 8 Jun 2022
- KEV fix due
- 22 Jun 2022
- EPSS
- 58.646% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.118% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
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Timeline
- 10 Nov 2010 Published
- 8 Jun 2022 CVE-2010-2572 added to CISA KEV
- 8 Jun 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue