PT-2010-1856 · Microsoft · Office Powerpoint

Published 2010-02-10 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2010-0031

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Office PowerPoint versions 2002 SP3 through 2003 SP3 Microsoft Office PowerPoint in Office 2004 for Mac

Description A remote code execution issue exists in the way that Microsoft Office PowerPoint handles specially crafted PowerPoint files. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PowerPoint document. An attacker who successfully exploits this issue could take complete control of an affected system, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Microsoft Office PowerPoint versions 2002 SP3 through 2003 SP3, update to a version that is not affected by this issue. For Microsoft Office PowerPoint in Office 2004 for Mac, update to a version that is not affected by this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of crafted PowerPoint files until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-0031

Affected Products

Office Powerpoint

References · 8

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-004 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0031 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0031 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/MS10-004 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8081 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1023563 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0031 · Note