CVE-2010-1249
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2004 for Mac, Office 2008 for Mac, and...
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 malformed ExternName (0x23) record, aka "Excel Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0823 and CVE-2010-1247.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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 malformed ExternName (0x23) record, aka "Excel Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0823 and CVE-2010-1247.
- Record
CVE-2010-1249- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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 malformed ExternName (0x23) record, aka "Excel Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0823 and CVE-2010-1247.
- Record
CVE-2010-1249- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-1278 No score
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 malformed ExternName (0x23) record, aka "Excel Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0823 and CVE-2010-1247.
- Record
EUVD-2010-1278- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v45p-39v7-r2qm No score
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2004 for Mac, Office 2008 for Mac, and...
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 malformed ExternName (0x23) record, aka "Excel Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0823 and CVE-2010-1247.
- Record
GHSA-v45p-39v7-r2qm- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-1249 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Excel, published June 8, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.8%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/40527
osvdb.org/65232
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-038
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6634
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1249
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v45p-39v7-r2qm