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

CVE-2010-3218

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed records in a Word document, aka "Word Heap Overflow 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

www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-079nvd
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7010nvd

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