CVE-2010-1252 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 and Office 2004 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file, aka "Excel String Variable Vulnerability."

Published: 2010-06-08

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 21.2% 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 0.21221.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40530
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%3A7369

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel Office

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T01:14:06.721Z

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

Link: CVE-2010-1252

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-06-08T20:30:02.273

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:17:57.530

Link: CVE-2010-1252

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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