CVE-2010-0031: microsoft office Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-0031 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft office. EPSS estimates a 21.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 10-02-2010
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Array index error in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and PowerPoint in Office 2004 for Mac, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PowerPoint document, aka "PowerPoint OEPlaceholderAtom 'placementId' Invalid Array Indexing Vulnerability."

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.