Integer underflow in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office for macOS - CVE-2010-2573
Published: March 22, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6152
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-2573
CWE-ID: CWE-191
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office for macOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to integer underflow when handling malicious PowerPoint files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PowerPoint file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
The weakness exists due to integer underflow when handling malicious PowerPoint files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PowerPoint file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2010-2573
Install update from vendor's website.