CVE-2010-2936

Integer overflow in simpress.bin in the Impress module in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.x and 3.x before 3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted polygons in a PowerPoint document that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Published: 2010-08-25 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-2936 is rated High Risk (71.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.09%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +1.43% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-2936

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 5.66% 7.09% +1.43%
2 2026-02-03 8.20% 5.66% -2.55%
3 2025-03-30 8.20%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-2936

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-2936

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-2936

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2010-2936: 1 GLSA(s) (201408-19), 4 atom(s) (app-office/libreoffice, app-office/libreoffice-bin, app-office/openoffice, app-office/openoffice-bin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-2936
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2936
ubuntu low CVE-2010-2936 low priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (libreoffice, openoffice.org), 15 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): DNE 7, released 6, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-2936

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-2936

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openoffice openoffice.org 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:openoffice:openoffice.org:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-2936

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/40775 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41052 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41235
http://secunia.com/advisories/42927
http://secunia.com/advisories/43105
http://secunia.com/advisories/60799
http://securityevaluators.com/files/papers/CrashAnalysis.pdf
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1056-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2099
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:221
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-2935_CVE-2010-2936.html
http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=27690
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/11/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/11/4
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2011-194091.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0643.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024352
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024976
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2003 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2149 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2228
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2905
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0150
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0230
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0279
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=622529#c6
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=622555
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12144
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