CVE-2010-1250 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a malicious Excel file with malformed records.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2010-1250?

CVE-2010-1250 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, published on 8 Jun 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Heap-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 malformed (1) EDG (0x88) and (2) Publisher (0x89) records, aka "Excel EDG Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1250?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Open Xml File Format Converter.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1250?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1250 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2010-1250 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1250 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-v45g-m2v2-mqx9.

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