Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office for macOS - CVE-2010-3333
Published: March 22, 2017 / Updated: November 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6153
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3333
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to stack-based buffer overflow when handling malicious RTF formatted data. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .rtf file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
The weakness exists due to stack-based buffer overflow when handling malicious RTF formatted data. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .rtf file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Affected software
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Office for macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2010-3333
Install update from vendor's website.
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
- Exploit #1136 - Microsoft Office 2010 - Download Execute (March 18, 2020)
- Exploit #1137 - Microsoft Office 2003 Home/Pro - Code Execution (MS10-087) (March 18, 2020)
- Exploit #1138 - Microsoft Office 2010 - '.RTF' Header Stack Overflow (March 18, 2020)
- Exploit #1139 - Microsoft Word - '.RTF' pFragments Stack Buffer Overflow (File Format) (MS10-087) (Metasploit) (March 18, 2020)
- Exploit #1636 - MS10-087 Microsoft Word RTF pFragments Stack Buffer Overflow (File Format) (March 18, 2020)