CVE-2010-1248

Published: Jun 8, 2010Modified: Apr 29, 2026

9.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 and Office 2004 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file with a malformed HFPicture (0x866) record, aka "Excel HFPicture Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected (2)

Products: Microsoft: Excel, Office

Microsoft

2 products

Excel

Office

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Excel	Version 2002 sp3

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Office	Version 2004

Related CWEs

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

References (12)

http://osvdb.org/65235

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511765/100/0/threaded

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40526

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html

Source: secure@microsoft.com

US Government Resource

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-038

Source: secure@microsoft.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7223

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://osvdb.org/65235