What is CVE-2010-2572?

CVE-2010-2572 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Powerpoint, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2010-11-10.

How severe is CVE-2010-2572?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2010-2572 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2010-2572 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Powerpoint

CVE-2010-2572

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."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2010-11-10 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.586 (99.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-18.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.625 · newest: 0.586 · change: -0.038

Affected products

Microsoft Powerpoint — versions 2002, 2003

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-06-08. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-06-22.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12195 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-088 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-313A.html (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-2572?: CVE-2010-2572 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Powerpoint, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2010-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2010-2572?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2010-2572 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2010-2572 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.