CVE-2011-1270: microsoft powerpoint

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-1270 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.

Timeline

1. 13-05-2011
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PowerPoint document, aka "Presentation Buffer Overrun RCE Vulnerability."

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.