CVE-2010-3333 kev in the critical feed json
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, Office 2007 SP2, Office 2010, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, Office…
published 2010-11-10 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-3331
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2022-03-03
- epss
- 89.4%
- EPSS 89.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.7%
- public exploits
- 5
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
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."
Patch / fix
cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/ms10_087_rtf_pfragments_bof)
- Published
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA patch deadline
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
Known exploited
- Added
- 4 y ago
- Patch by
- 2022-03-24 (4 y ago)
- Ransomware
- Not known
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor, product
- Microsoft, Office
- CISA name
- Microsoft Office Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 20 mo ago
Exploit prediction
89.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/ms10_087_rtf_pfragments_bof MS10-087 Microsoft Word RTF pFragments Stack Buffer Overflow (File Format) metasploit exploit, great rank, 2010-11-09
- EDB-24526 Microsoft Office 2010 - Download Execute remote, 2013-02-20
- EDB-18334 Microsoft Office 2003 Home/Pro - Code Execution (MS10-087) local, 2012-01-08
- EDB-17474 Microsoft Office 2010 - '.RTF' Header Stack Overflow local, 2011-07-03
- EDB-16686 Microsoft Word - '.RTF' pFragments Stack Buffer Overflow (File Format) (MS10-087) (Metasploit) local, 2011-03-04
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-087
vendor-advisory, patch
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1024705
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
-
securityreason.com
/securityalert/8293
third-party-advisory, broken-link
-
secunia.com
/advisories/42144
third-party-advisory, broken-link
-
secunia.com
/advisories/38521
third-party-advisory, broken-link
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2010/2923
vdb-entry, broken-link
-
labs.idefense.com
/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=880
third-party-advisory, broken-link
-
oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11931
vdb-entry, signature, broken-link
-
us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA10-313A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/44652
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
-
cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-3333
government-resource, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2010-3333
- NVD CVE-2010-3333
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