CVE-2010-0257: microsoft excel Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-0257 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft excel. EPSS estimates a 18.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 10-03-2010
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 does not properly parse the Excel file format, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Microsoft Office Excel Record 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.