CVE-2010-3333
High 7.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Microsoft Office Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, Office 2007 SP2, Office 2010, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, Office for Mac 2011, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted RTF data, aka "RTF Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8 (HIGH)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 89% (percentile: 100) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-787
Affected products
microsoft: office; microsoft: open xml file format converter
References
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-0… PatchVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-0… PatchVendor Advisory
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=880 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38521 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42144 Broken Link
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8293 Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44652 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024705 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-313A.html Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2923 Broken Link