CVE-2010-3238
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 for Mac, does not properly validate binary...
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 for Mac, does not properly validate binary file-format information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document, aka "Negative Future Function Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 for Mac, does not properly validate binary file-format information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document, aka "Negative Future Function Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-3238- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 for Mac, does not properly validate binary file-format information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document, aka "Negative Future Function Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-3238- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-3237 No score
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 for Mac, does not properly validate binary file-format information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document, aka "Negative Future Function Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2010-3237- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-75c7-jhv8-2qrh No score
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 for Mac, does not properly validate binary...
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 for Mac, does not properly validate binary file-format information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document, aka "Negative Future Function Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-75c7-jhv8-2qrh- Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2010-3238 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Excel, published October 13, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.0%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.