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CVE-2010-3214

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 24.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2010-10-13 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Word 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2; Word Viewer; Office Web Apps; and Word Web App allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Word document, aka "Word Stack Overflow Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Office: 2004, 2008
• Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack: 2007-sp2
• Microsoft Office Web Apps: all versions
• Microsoft Open Xml File Format Converter: all versions
• Microsoft Word for Android: 2002-sp3, 2003-sp3, 2007-sp2, 2010
• Microsoft Word Viewer: all versions
• Microsoft Word Web App: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514302/100/0/threaded
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-079
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7322
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514302/100/0/threaded
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-079
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7322

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