CVE-2010-3218 describes a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2002 SP3, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through specially crafted Word documents. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring only medium attack complexity and no authentication for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage. The vulnerability is categorized as CWE-94.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.