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."

Exploited in the wild: Yesadded 2022-06-08 · due 2022-06-22. An observation, not a forecast.
EPSS · 30-day forecast: 59%Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile of all CVEs. A forecast; KEV outranks it.
CVSS · NVD · HIGH: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Scarlet Mimic
1. “We have identified spear phishing documents from Scarlet Mimic exploiting the following vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-0158 CVE-2010-3333 CVE-2010-2883 CVE-2010-2572”
  cited as exploiting · source: unit42.paloaltonetworks.com ↗ · 2026-10-17
2. “We have identified spear phishing documents from Scarlet Mimic exploiting the following vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-0158 CVE-2010-3333 CVE-2010-2883 CVE-2010-2572”
  cited as exploiting · source: researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com ↗ · 2026-10-17

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