Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office
CVE-2010-3950
The TIFF image converter in the graphics filters in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office Converter Pack, and Works 9 does not properly convert data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted TIFF image in an Office document, aka "TIFF Image Converter Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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: 0.205 (97.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.208 · newest: 0.205 · change: -0.004
Affected products
- Microsoft Office — versions xp
- Microsoft Office Converter Pack
- Microsoft Works — versions 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12289 (signature, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-105 (vendor-advisory)