CVE-2010-3217
Double free vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...
Double free vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with crafted List Format Override (LFO) records, aka "Word Pointer Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Double free vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with crafted List Format Override (LFO) records, aka "Word Pointer Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-3217- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Double free vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with crafted List Format Override (LFO) records, aka "Word Pointer Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-3217- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-3216 No score
Double free vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with crafted List Format Override (LFO) records, aka "Word Pointer Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2010-3216- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-26qm-jcfr-w44c No score
Double free vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...
Double free vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with crafted List Format Override (LFO) records, aka "Word Pointer Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-26qm-jcfr-w44c- 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-2010-3217 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Word, published October 13, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 40.1%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6695
securityfocus.com/archive/1/514298/100/0/threaded
secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-76
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-079
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3217
github.com/advisories/GHSA-26qm-jcfr-w44c