VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-0258

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability60.95%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-03-10
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Excel Viewer SP1 and SP2; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 do not properly parse the Excel file format, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet that causes memory to be interpreted as a different object type than intended, aka "Microsoft Office Excel Sheet Object Type Confusion Vulnerability."

Weakness classification

  • CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

Primary references