RCE in Microsoft Excel
CVE-2010-0822
Stack-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 a crafted OBJ (0x5D) record, aka "Excel Object Stack Overflow Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.701 (99.4th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.701 · newest: 0.701 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Excel — versions 2002
- Microsoft Office — versions 2004, 2008
- Microsoft Open XML File Format Converter
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511752/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7265 (signature, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-038 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/40520 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/65236 (vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-0822?
- CVE-2010-0822 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, classified under Code Injection. Published 2010-06-08.
- Is CVE-2010-0822 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.