| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Office up to Xp and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2010-3333. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Microsoft Office up to Xp (Office Suite Software). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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."
The bug was discovered 11/09/2010. The weakness was released 11/09/2010 by iDefense Labs with VeriSign iDefense Labs (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-3333 since 09/14/2010. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/09/2024).
A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2549 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50531 (MS10-087: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2423930) (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110102 (Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS10-087)). This issue was added on 03/03/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 03/24/2022:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10621.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (62789), Exploit-DB (17474), Tenable (50531), SecurityFocus (BID 44652†) and OSVDB (69085†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-55424, VDB-55420, VDB-55419 and VDB-55418. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
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- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 50531
Nessus Name: MS10-087: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2423930) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 901166
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilites (2423930)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/ms_office_rtf_pfragments_property
Saint Name: Microsoft Office RTF pFragments Property Stack Buffer Overflow
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MetaSploit ID: ms10_087_rtf_pfragments_bof.rb
MetaSploit Name: MS10-087 Microsoft Word RTF pFragments Stack Buffer Overflow (File Format)
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: iDefense Labs
Organization: VeriSign iDefense Labs
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2010-3333 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3333
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55416
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X-Force: 62789
SecurityFocus: 44652 - Microsoft Office RTF File Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 38521
OSVDB: 69085 - CVE-2010-3333 - MS10-087 - Microsoft - Office - Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1024705
Vulnerability Center: 28102 - [MS10-087] Microsoft Office Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via Crafted RTF Data, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-2923
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/19/2015 14:37Updated: 09/09/2024 22:29
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (87), 07/30/2019 12:24 (22), 04/23/2024 07:57 (24), 07/16/2024 22:38 (12), 09/09/2024 22:29 (1)
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