CVE-2010-3947 describes a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the TIFF image converter within Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office Converter Pack, and Works 9. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted Office document containing a malicious TIFF image. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Its high FAUCET Risk Score of 98/100 further emphasizes its critical nature. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No) and no publicly available exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also minimal, suggesting it has not garnered significant public attention.
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
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.