Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 10, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-0261
CVE-2010-0261
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 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 MDXSET record is broken up into several records," aka "Microsoft Office Excel MDXSET Record Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
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Affected products
17cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: SP1, SP2
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp1:x32:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp1:x32:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp2:x32:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: SP1, SP2
Patches
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References
5- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-068A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.phpnvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-017nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8479nvd
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