CVE-2010-3242
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not properly validate record information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document, aka "Ghost Record Type…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.0%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not properly validate record information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document, aka "Ghost Record Type Parsing Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 21.03% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/excel · microsoft/office · microsoft/open xml file format converter
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.htmlUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-080
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6902
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.htmlUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-080
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6902
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.