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CVE-2010-0261

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 23.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2010-03-10 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

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."

Affected products

• Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1: 2002-sp3, 2003-sp3, 2007-sp1, 2007-sp2
• Microsoft Office: 2004, 2008
• Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack: 2007-sp1, 2007-sp2
• Microsoft Office Excel Viewer: all versions
• Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server: 2007-sp1, 2007-sp2
• Microsoft Open Xml File Format Converter: all versions

References

• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=861
• 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%3A8479
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=861
• 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%3A8479

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