CVE-2010-0258
What it is
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."
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 61.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 61.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 61.0% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-843
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Microsoft Excel 2002
- Microsoft Excel 2003
- Microsoft Excel 2007
- Microsoft Office 2004
- Microsoft Office 2008
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack 2007
- Microsoft Office Excel Viewer
- Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2010-0258.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2010-0258. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-017
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-017
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=859
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023698
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-068A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-017
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8545
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=859
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023698
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-068A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-017
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8545