CVE-2010-0243 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in MSO.DLL in Microsoft Office XP SP3 and Office 2004 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "MSO.DLL Buffer Overflow."

Published: 2010-02-10

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 23.6% Moderate

KEV: No

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3::::::

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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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 0.23625.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-003
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8399

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Macos

Microsoft Office

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2010-02-10T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:45:11.485Z

Reserved: 2010-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-0243

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-02-10T18:30:01.550

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:15:46.847

Link: CVE-2010-0243

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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