CVE-2010-3333 Microsoft Office Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted RTF data due to a stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 3 Mar 2022
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-3333?
CVE-2010-3333 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Office, published on 10 Nov 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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."
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3333?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Office, Microsoft Open Xml File Format Converter.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3333?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3333 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 24 Mar 2022.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2010-3333 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2010-3333 in the wild since at least 3 Mar 2022.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 4 Exploit-DB entries and 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r838-75c6-gjj4.