CVE-2010-3238 — Improper Input Validation in Microsoft Excel

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation3 documents3 sources

Severity

9.3CRITICALNVD

EPSS

56.3%

top 1.88%

CISA KEV

Not in KEV

Exploit

No known exploits

Affected products

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office

Timeline

PublishedOct 13

Latest updateMay 14

Description

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 for Mac, does not properly validate binary file-format information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document, aka "Negative Future Function Vulnerability."

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/excel2002, 2003+1

▶NVDmicrosoft/office2004

🔴Vulnerability Details

GHSA

GHSA-75c7-jhv8-2qrh: Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 for Mac, does not properly validate binary file-format information, which allows remote attacke↗2022-05-14

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CVEList

CVE-2010-3238: Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 for Mac, does not properly validate binary file-format information, which allows remote attacke↗2010-10-13

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