Microsoft Office 2004/2007/2008 Spreadsheet code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Office 2004/2007/2008. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Spreadsheet. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2010-0260. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Office 2004/2007/2008 (Office Suite Software). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Spreadsheet. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office Excel Viewer SP1 and SP2; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet in which "a MDXTUPLE record is broken up into several records," aka "Microsoft Office Excel MDXTUPLE Record Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

The weakness was published 03/10/2010 by iDefense Labs with VeriSign iDefense Labs (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0260. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/02/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45021 (MS10-017: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980150)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110104 (Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS10-017)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9539.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (56470), Tenable (45021), SecurityFocus (BID 38551†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25032†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4090, VDB-52148, VDB-52147 and VDB-52146. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 45021
Nessus Name: MS10-017: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980150)
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OpenVAS ID: 902133
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Excel Multiple Vulnerabilities (980150)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: iDefense Labs
Organization: VeriSign iDefense Labs
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-0260 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0260
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52145

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X-Force: 56470
SecurityFocus: 38551 - Microsoft Excel MDXTUPLE Record Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 25032 - [MS10-017] Microsoft Excel Heap Buffer Overflow Remote MDXTUPLE Record Arbitrary Code Execution, Critical

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Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/02/2026 04:44
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (66), 02/22/2017 10:30 (10), 09/05/2021 09:15 (3), 09/05/2021 09:17 (1), 05/02/2026 04:44 (15)
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