CVE-2010-3242 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not properly validate record information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document, aka "Ghost Record Type Parsing Vulnerability."

Published: 2010-10-13

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 57.2% 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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3::::::
	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 0.572.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-080
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6902

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel Office Open Xml File Format Converter

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2010-10-13T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:03:18.701Z

Reserved: 2010-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-3242

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-10-13T19:00:46.103

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

Link: CVE-2010-3242

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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