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CVE-2010-0258

Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Conv

Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2.

Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac.

Open XML File Format Converter for Mac.

Office Excel Viewer SP1 and SP2.

and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 do not properly parse the Excel file format, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet that causes memory to be interpreted as a different object type than intended, aka "Microsoft Office Excel Sheet Object Type Confusion Vulnerability.".

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.7144
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules13 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft excelall versions
microsoft officeall versions
microsoft office compatibility packall versions
microsoft office excel viewerall versions
microsoft office sharepoint serverall versions
microsoft open xml file format converterall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighPython Function Execution Security Warning Disabled In Excel
producthighPotential Excel.EXE DCOM Lateral Movement Via ActivateMicrosoftApp
producthighPotential Persistence Via Excel Add-in - Registry
producthighPython Function Execution Security Warning Disabled In Excel - Registry
productmediumMicrosoft Excel Add-In Loaded From Uncommon Location
producthighSuspicious Microsoft Office Child Process - MacOS
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secure@microsoft.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD10 Mar 2010 · 10:30 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=859Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023698Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-068A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-017PatchVendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8545Broken Link
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