Microsoft PowerPoint Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-06-08
• EPSS: 59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 99% of CVEs)

[ Description ]Official description

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."

CISA: Microsoft PowerPoint contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that alllows for remote code execution.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 22 Jun 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.

• Patch on docs.microsoft.comVendor patch or bulletin · NVD · Reference tagged 'Patch' by NVD

[ References ]References

• www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-313A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
• docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-088PatchVendor Advisory
• oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12195Broken Link
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource