CVE-2010-1249 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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 a malformed ExternName (0x23) record, aka "Excel Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0823 and CVE-2010-1247.

Published: 2010-06-08

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 64.9% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

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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Advisories

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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.

The EPSS score is 0.64885.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/65232
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511767/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40527
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%3A6634

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel Office Open Xml File Format Converter

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2010-06-08T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T01:14:06.669Z

Reserved: 2010-04-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-1249

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-06-08T20:30:02.177

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-1249

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-94

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