CVE-2010-1250 is a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2004/2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious Excel files containing malformed EDG (0x88) and Publisher (0x89) records. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and moderate attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation is confirmed and public exploit code is unavailable, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 98/100 indicates significant potential danger.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2004CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2008CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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