9.3

CVE-2010-3333: Microsoft Office Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighKEVAnalyzed
Published 10-11-2010Last modified 22-10-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-3333 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Microsoft Office. It is known to be exploited: CISA lists it, first on 03-03-2022. EPSS estimates a 89.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 5 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
85/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
89.39%
0%100%
Critical · -0.11 pp in 30 days
KEVListedCISA
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits5exploit-database, metasploit

Timeline

  1. 10-11-2010
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-03-2022
    Added to CISA KEVMicrosoft Office Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
  3. 24-03-2022
    CISA remediation dueApply updates per vendor instructions.
  4. 22-10-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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."

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

89.39%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

100%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.11 pp

From 89.50% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
89.39%

Known exploited

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CISA KEVListed
Added
03-03-2022
Federal due date
24-03-2022

CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions. nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3333

Public exploits

5 found
  • exploit-databaselocalwindowsVerified

    Microsoft Office 2003 Home/Pro - Code Execution (MS10-087)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaselocalwindowsVerified

    Microsoft Office 2010 - '.RTF' Header Stack Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaselocalwindowsVerified

    Microsoft Word - '.RTF' pFragments Stack Buffer Overflow (File Format) (MS10-087) (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

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  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Microsoft Office 2010 - Download Execute

    Maturity: weaponized

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    MS10-087 Microsoft Word RTF pFragments Stack Buffer Overflow (File Format)

    exploit/windows/fileformat/ms10_087_rtf_pfragments_bof

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Microsoft2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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