CVE-2010-3949 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability within the TIFF image converter in Microsoft Office XP SP3 and Office Converter Pack. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by embedding a specially crafted TIFF image into an Office document. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but granting complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Despite its high severity and potential for remote code execution, there is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
xpCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_converter_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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