CVE-2010-0258

high-risk
Published 2010-03-10

Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Excel Viewer SP1 and SP2; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 do not properly parse the Excel file format, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet that causes memory to be interpreted as a different object type than intended, aka "Microsoft Office Excel Sheet Object Type Confusion Vulnerability."

Do I need to act?

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71.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 29% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (13)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (10)

Broken Link http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=859
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023698
Third Party Advisory http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-068A.html
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-01...
Broken Link https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3...
Broken Link http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=859
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023698
Third Party Advisory http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-068A.html
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-01...
Broken Link https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3...
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 19/34 · Moderate
Exposure 17/34 · Moderate