PT-2010-4118 · Microsoft · Powerpoint Viewer+3

Published 2010-11-09 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2010-2573

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 PowerPoint versions 2002 SP3 through 2003 SP3 PowerPoint Viewer version SP2 Office 2004 for Mac

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PowerPoint document. This can lead to an attacker taking 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 PowerPoint versions 2002 SP3 through 2003 SP3, consider disabling the handling of specially crafted PowerPoint files until a patch is available. For PowerPoint Viewer version SP2, restrict access to specially crafted PowerPoint files to minimize the risk of exploitation. For Office 2004 for Mac, avoid opening untrusted PowerPoint documents until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-2573

ZDI-10-245

Affected Products

Office Powerpoint

Office

Office 2004 For Mac

Powerpoint Viewer

References · 8

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-088 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2573 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-245 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2573 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2573 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12122 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-313A.html · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/MS10-088 · Note