CVE-2010-0261

critical Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
65.5%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 1% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: March 10, 2010 (5909 days ago)
Last Modified: April 29, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 SP1 and SP2 and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet in which "a MDXSET record is broken up into several records," aka "Microsoft Office Excel MDXSET Record Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

CWE

CWE-119

Affected Products

microsoft excelmicrosoft officemicrosoft office compatibility packmicrosoft office excel viewermicrosoft office sharepoint servermicrosoft open xml file format converter

References

🔗 labs.idefense.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 www.us-cert.gov 🔗 docs.microsoft.com 🔗 oval.cisecurity.org