PT-2010-2056 · Microsoft · Office Compatibility Pack+3

Sean Larsson · Published 2010-03-10 · Updated 2024-02-02 · CVE-2010-0258

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Office Excel versions 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP1 and SP2 Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac Open XML File Format Converter for Mac Office Excel Viewer versions SP1 and SP2 Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats versions SP1 and SP2

Description A remote code execution issue exists due to improper parsing of the Excel file format, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet. This could lead to an attacker taking complete control of an affected system, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office Excel 2003 SP3, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office Excel 2007 SP1 and SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Open XML File Format Converter for Mac, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Office Excel Viewer SP1 and SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk.

Fix

RCE

Type Confusion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-843

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-0258

Affected Products

Office Excel

Office Compatibility Pack

Office Excel Viewer

Open Xml File Format Converter For Mac

References · 9

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-017 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0258 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0258 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0258 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8545 · Note
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=859 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-068A.html · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/MS10-017 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1023698 · Note