CVE-2010-1248 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 27.2% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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."
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 27.18% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-06-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | excel |
| microsoft | office |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Excel - WOPT Record Parsing Heap Memory Corruption | 2010-09-21 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Excel - HFPicture Record Parsing Remote Code Execution | 2010-09-16 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/65235
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511765/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40526
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-038
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7223
- http://osvdb.org/65235
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511765/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40526
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-038
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7223
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