Vulnerability Details : CVE-2010-3238
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 for Mac, does not properly validate binary file-format information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document, aka "Negative Future Function Vulnerability."
Vulnerability category: Input validationExecute code
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3238
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 93.08%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 99 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2010-3238
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2010-3238
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2010-3238
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6872
Repository / Oval Repository
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-080
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-080 - Important | Microsoft Docs
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html
Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | CISAUS Government Resource
Products affected by CVE-2010-3238
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*