CVE-2010-0264: microsoft excel Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-0264 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft excel. EPSS estimates a 21.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.5% 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, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not properly parse the Excel file format, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Microsoft Office Excel DbOrParamQry Record Parsing 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.