PowerPoint Integer Underflow Causes Heap Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2010-2573)
Publish date: July 21, 2015
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2010-2573,MS10-088,ms10-088
Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015
DESCRIPTION
Integer underflow in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, PowerPoint Viewer SP2, and Office 2004 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PowerPoint document, aka "PowerPoint Integer Underflow Causes Heap Corruption Vulnerability."
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1004499
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1004499 - PowerPoint Integer Underflow Causes Heap Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2010-2573)
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- microsoft office 2004
- microsoft powerpoint 2002
- microsoft powerpoint 2003
- microsoft powerpoint_viewer 2007
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