CVE-2010-0258

Description

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."

Key data

EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score: 0.60950 (61.0% probability)
Percentile: 99.2%
Scores of: Nov 10, 2026
Model: v2026.06.15

References

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20100309 Microsoft Excel Sheet Object Type Confusion Vulnerability (labs.idefense.com)third-party-advisory
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8545 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
MS10-017 (docs.microsoft.com)vendor-advisory
TA10-068A (us-cert.gov)third-party-advisory
1023698 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry

Timeline

ID reservedJan 7, 2010
Record publishedMar 10, 2010
Record last updatedAug 7, 2024

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