PT-2010-4676 · Microsoft · Excel Viewer+2

Published 2010-10-13 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2010-3240

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 Excel versions 2002 SP3 through 2007 SP2 Excel Viewer version SP2 Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats version SP2

Description A remote code execution issue exists due to improper validation of record information in Microsoft Excel, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document. This could enable an attacker to take complete control of an affected system, install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Microsoft Excel versions 2002 SP3 through 2007 SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Excel Viewer version SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats version SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-3240

Affected Products

Excel Viewer

Office Excel

Office Compatibility Pack For Word

References · 7

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3240 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-080 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3240 · Security Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3240 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7196 · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/MS10-080 · Note