CVE-2010-1250

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Published Jun 8, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 23.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2004 for Mac, Office 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file with malformed (1) EDG (0x88) and (2) Publisher (0x89) records, aka "Excel EDG Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004::mac:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008::mac:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:::mac:::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 23.8% (23.843% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511756/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40528
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-038
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7593

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel Office Open Xml File Format Converter

Weaknesses

CWE-94

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 1:14 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Jun 8, 2010, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 1:14 AM
Reserved: Apr 5, 2010, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:17 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 8, 2010, 8:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:17 PM

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