# CVE-2010-2572: Microsoft PowerPoint Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

> CVE-2010-2572: Microsoft PowerPoint Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2010-2572
Last updated: 2025-10-22T00:05:50Z

- Published: 2010-11-10 01:00 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-22 00:05 UTC · Assigner: microsoft
- CVSS: 7.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 58.6%, 99th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-06-08, federal due date 2022-06-22, ransomware use: Unknown

## 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."

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Microsoft: PowerPoint

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2572)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2572)
- [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-088](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-088)
- [https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12195](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%253Aorg.mitre.oval%253Adef%253A12195)
- [http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-313A.html](http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-313A.html)

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