CVE-2010-0254: microsoft visio Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-0254 is a high (CVSS 7.6) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft visio. EPSS estimates a 17.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 14-04-2010
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Microsoft Office Visio 2002 SP2, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2 does not properly validate attributes in Visio files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "Visio Attribute Validation Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

• CWE-94Improper 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.