CVE-2010-1252
Microsoft Excel String Parsing Uninitialised Variable
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 and Office 2004 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file, aka "Excel String Variable Vulnerability."
Vulnerabilidad no especificada en Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 y Office 2004 para Mac permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código de su elección a través de un fichero Excel manipulado, conocido como "Vulnerabilidad cadena variable de Excel".
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to an uninitialised variable being used as size argument when copying data during parsing of certain record types. This can be exploited to corrupt memory via a specially crafted file. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code. Microsoft Excel 2002 is affected.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2010-04-05 CVE Reserved
- 2010-06-08 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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CWE
- CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CAPEC
References (4)
URL | Tag | Source |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40530 | Vdb Entry | |
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html | Third Party Advisory | |
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7369 | Signature |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-038 | 2018-10-12 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Excel Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Excel" | 2002 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Excel" and version "2002" | sp3 |
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Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Office Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Office" | 2004 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Office" and version "2004" | mac |
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