CVE-2010-3333

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, Office 2007 SP2, Office...

7.8 HighIn KEVPublic exploit

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."

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

89.4%Down 2.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2010-3333
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.8

Record: CVE-2010-3333
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-3331 7.8

Record: EUVD-2010-3331
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r838-75c6-gjj4 7.8

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, Office 2007 SP2, Office...

Record: GHSA-r838-75c6-gjj4
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119, CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Microsoft Office Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the parsing of RTF data in Microsoft Office and earlier allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.

Record: CVE-2010-3333
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	MS10-087 Microsoft Word RTF pFragments Stack Buffer Overflow (File Format)	2010-11-09
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Word - '.RTF' pFragments Stack Buffer Overflow (File Format) (MS10-087) (Metasploit)	2011-03-04
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Office 2010 - '.RTF' Header Stack Overflow	2011-07-03
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Office 2003 Home/Pro - Code Execution (MS10-087)	2012-01-08
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Office 2010 - Download Execute	2013-02-20
PoC in GitHub	whiteHat001/cve-2010-3333	2016-09-26
PoC in GitHub	Sunqiz/CVE-2010-3333-reproduction	2022-08-15

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation, exploits
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-3333 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Office, published November 10, 2010. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since March 3, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since March 3, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 89.4%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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