Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 13, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2010-3217

Description

Double free vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with crafted List Format Override (LFO) records, aka "Word Pointer Vulnerability."

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Affected products

Microsoft/Word2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =2002 SP3

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-76/nvdVendor Advisory
www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514298/100/0/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515440/100/0/threadednvd
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-079nvd
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6695nvd

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