CVE-2010-3142: microsoft powerpoint
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2010-3142 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in microsoft powerpoint. EPSS estimates a 16.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 27-08-2010PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse rpawinet.dll that is located in the same folder as a .odp, .pothtml, .potm, .potx, .ppa, .ppam, .pps, .ppt, .ppthtml, .pptm, .pptxml, .pwz, .sldm, .sldx, and .thmx file.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
16.31%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 16.31% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundMicrosoft PowerPoint 2007 - 'rpawinet.dll' DLL Hijacking
Maturity: poc
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 - 'pptimpconv.dll' DLL Hijacking
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Microsoft1 product
- powerpoint2007
1 vendor · 1 product
References
2 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12219VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL