CVE-2010-3242

Critical

Description

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not properly validate record information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document, aka "Ghost Record Type Parsing Vulnerability."

SeverityCritical

CVSS9.3

Exploit probability—

Product

Microsoft Excel

PublishedOct 13, 2010

First seenOct 13, 2010

How to fix

Vendor advisories

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-080

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
microsoft excel	2002	—
microsoft office	2004, 2008	—
microsoft open_xml_file_format_converter	No range specified	—

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