CVE-2010-1248 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 and Office 2004 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file with a malformed HFPicture (0x866) record, aka "Excel HFPicture Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2010-06-08

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 27.2% Moderate

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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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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 0.27184.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/65235
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511765/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40526
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-038
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7223

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel Office

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2010-06-08T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T01:14:06.660Z

Reserved: 2010-04-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-1248

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-06-08T20:30:02.163

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:17:57.093

Link: CVE-2010-1248

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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