Microsoft PowerPoint 2002/2003 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002/2003. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-2572. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002/2003 (Presentation Software). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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."

The weakness was released 11/09/2010 by Alin Rad Pop with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-2572 since 06/30/2010. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/09/2024).

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50529 (MS10-088: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2293386)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110137 (Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS10-088)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 06/08/2022 with a due date of 06/22/2022:

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10629.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (62793), Tenable (50529), SecurityFocus (BID 44626†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28107†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-55424, VDB-55420, VDB-55419 and VDB-55418. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 50529
Nessus Name: MS10-088: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2293386)
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OpenVAS ID: 900261
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2293386)
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06/30/2010 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Alin Rad Pop
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-2572 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2572
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55411

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X-Force: 62793
SecurityFocus: 44626 - Microsoft PowerPoint 'PP7X32.DLL' (CVE-2010-2572) Remote Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 28107 - [MS10-088] Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 and 2003 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/09/2024 22:30
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (64), 06/05/2019 13:15 (13), 09/28/2021 23:11 (2), 04/26/2024 19:48 (26), 06/28/2024 21:18 (12), 09/09/2024 22:30 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:7BA:103

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