High severity · published Mar 10, 2010
CVE-2010-0258
Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Excel Viewer SP1 and SP2; and Office…
7.8
CVSS
61%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Excel Viewer SP1 and SP2; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 do not properly parse the Excel file format, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet that causes memory to be interpreted as a different object type than intended, aka "Microsoft Office Excel Sheet Object Type Confusion Vulnerability."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)61.0% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OF
Office · Microsoft
2004; 2008 · source: NVD
EX
Excel · Microsoft
2002; 2003; 2007; 2007 · source: NVD
OC
Office Compatibility Pack · Microsoft
2007; 2007 · source: NVD
OE
Office Excel Viewer · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
OS
Office Sharepoint Server · Microsoft
2007; 2007 · source: NVD
OX
Open Xml File Format Converter · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0258
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0258
Broken Link
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=859
Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023698
Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-068A.html
Patch
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-017
Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8545
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