CVE-2010-1246 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file with a malformed RTD (0x813) record, aka "Excel RTD Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2010-06-08

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 61.4% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.61401.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511755/100/0/threaded
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%3A6839

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2010-06-08T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T01:14:06.911Z

Reserved: 2010-04-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-1246

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-06-08T20:30:02.100

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-1246

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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