CVE-2010-0822 in the critical feed json
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2004 for Mac, Office 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converte…
published 2010-06-08 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-0848
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 70.1%
- EPSS 70.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.3%
- public exploits
- 4
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2004 for Mac, Office 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file with a crafted OBJ (0x5D) record, aka "Excel Object Stack Overflow Vulnerability."
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/ms10_038_excel_obj_bof)
- Published
Exploit prediction
70.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/ms10_038_excel_obj_bof MS11-038 Microsoft Office Excel Malformed OBJ Record Handling Overflow metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2010-06-08
- EDB-18143 Microsoft Excel - Malformed OBJ Record Handling Overflow (MS11-038) (Metasploit) local, 2011-11-22
- EDB-15094 Microsoft Excel - OBJ Record Stack Overflow local, 2010-09-24
- EDB-14361 Microsoft Excel - 0x5D record Stack Overflow (MS10-038) local, 2010-07-14
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-038
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/511752/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7265
vdb-entry, signature
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securityfocus.com
/bid/40520
vdb-entry
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osvdb.org
/65236
vdb-entry
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2010-0822
- NVD CVE-2010-0822
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