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CVE-2010-2572

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Microsoft PowerPoint Buffer Overflow Enables Remote Code Execution
Published: Jun 8, 2022  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Microsoft PowerPoint Buffer Overflow Vulnerability — Microsoft PowerPoint contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that alllows for remote code execution.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2010-2572 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint with a CVSS score of 9.0. Active exploits exist in the wild, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious PowerPoint files. Organizations using legacy PowerPoint versions remain at severe risk despite the vulnerability's age.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تسمح هذه الثغرة الأمنية للمهاجمين بتنفيذ تعليمات برمجية ضارة على الأنظمة المستهدفة من خلال استغلال خلل في معالجة الذاكرة داخل تطبيق مايكروسوفت باوربوينت. يمكن للمهاجم صياغة ملف عرض تقديمي خبيث وإرساله عبر البريد الإلكتروني أو مشاركته عبر الشبكة، وعند فتح الملف من قبل المستخدم يتم تنفيذ الكود الخبيث تلقائياً. وجود استغلالات نشطة يزيد من خطورة هذه الثغرة بشكل كبير، خاصة في البيئات التي لم تقم بتحديث أنظمتها. تؤثر الثغرة على سرية وسلامة وتوافر الأنظمة المصابة بشكل كامل.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

الثغرة CVE-2010-2572 هي ثغرة حرجة لتجاوز سعة المخزن المؤقت في مايكروسوفت باوربوينت بدرجة خطورة 9.0 على مقياس CVSS. توجد استغلالات نشطة في البرية تسمح للمهاجمين عن بُعد بتنفيذ تعليمات برمجية عشوائية من خلال إنشاء ملفات باوربوينت خبيثة. المؤسسات التي تستخدم إصدارات باوربوينت القديمة لا تزال معرضة لخطر شديد رغم قدم الثغرة.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Feb 28, 2026 09:05
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations in government, education, and corporate sectors heavily rely on Microsoft Office suite for daily operations. Legacy PowerPoint installations without proper patch management expose sensitive presentations, strategic documents, and confidential communications to remote compromise, potentially leading to data breaches, espionage, and regulatory non-compliance with NCA and SAMA requirements.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
القطاع الحكومي القطاع المالي والمصرفي قطاع التعليم قطاع الرعاية الصحية قطاع الطاقة والمرافق القطاع الخاص والشركات قطاع الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
1. Immediately upgrade all Microsoft PowerPoint installations to the latest supported versions (Microsoft 365 or Office 2021) and enable automatic updates to ensure continuous security patching.
2. Implement application whitelisting and email security gateways to block suspicious PowerPoint files, and configure Microsoft Office to open files in Protected View mode by default.
3. Deploy endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to monitor for exploitation attempts, conduct vulnerability scans across all endpoints, and establish a formal patch management program aligned with NCA ECC-1 requirements.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
1. الترقية الفورية لجميع تثبيتات مايكروسوفت باوربوينت إلى أحدث الإصدارات المدعومة (Microsoft 365 أو Office 2021) وتفعيل التحديثات التلقائية لضمان استمرارية تصحيح الثغرات الأمنية.
2. تطبيق قوائم التطبيقات المسموحة وبوابات أمن البريد الإلكتروني لحظر ملفات باوربوينت المشبوهة، وتكوين مايكروسوفت أوفيس لفتح الملفات في وضع العرض المحمي بشكل افتراضي.
3. نشر حلول الكشف والاستجابة للنقاط الطرفية (EDR) لمراقبة محاولات الاستغلال، وإجراء فحوصات الثغرات عبر جميع النقاط الطرفية، وإنشاء برنامج رسمي لإدارة التصحيحات متوافق مع متطلبات الضوابط الأساسية للأمن السيبراني ECC-1.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC-1-1 (Vulnerability Management) ECC-1-2 (Patch Management) ECC-3-1 (System Hardening) ECC-5-1 (Malware Protection)
🔵 SAMA CSF
CCC-1.1 (Asset Management) CCC-2.1 (Vulnerability Assessment) CCC-2.2 (Patch Management) CCC-4.1 (Endpoint Protection)
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.6.1 (Management of Technical Vulnerabilities) A.12.2.1 (Controls Against Malware) A.14.2.2 (System Change Control Procedures)
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Microsoft:PowerPoint
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS74.72%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2022-06-22
Published 2022-06-08
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 1
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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