Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Excel Viewer SP1 and SP2; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 do not properly parse the Excel file format, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet that causes memory to be interpreted as a different object type than intended, aka "Microsoft Office Excel Sheet Object Type Confusion Vulnerability."
Published Mar 10, 2010
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 60.95%
Description
Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Excel Viewer SP1 and SP2; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 do not properly parse the Excel file format, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet that causes memory to be interpreted as a different object type than intended, aka "Microsoft Office Excel Sheet Object Type Confusion Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
- 2002
- 2003
- 2007
- 2007
- 2004
- 2008
- 2007
- 2007
- n/a
- n/a
- 2007
- 2007
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 60.95% (0.60950) | 99.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 60.95% (0.60950) | 99.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 71.44% (0.71440) | 98.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 70.23% (0.70228) | 98.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 71.44% (0.71440) | 98.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 73.74% (0.73736) | 98.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 21.66% (0.21663) | 96.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 7, 2024 | 18.40% (0.18401) | 96.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 30.38% (0.30382) | 97.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 48.50% (0.48502) | 97.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 72.81% (0.72808) | 97.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 92.66% (0.92665) | 98.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 14, 2023 | 93.76% (0.93764) | 98.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 1, 2023 | 94.55% (0.94552) | 99.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 6, 2023 | 95.15% (0.95147) | 99.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 95.64% (0.95638) | 98.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 44.24% (0.44242) | 98.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 2, 2023 | 44.24% (0.44242) | 98.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 29, 2022 | 48.79% (0.48794) | 98.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 59.07% (0.59074) | 98.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 60.98% (0.60981) | 98.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=859 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEBroken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023698 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-068A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-017 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8545 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=859 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEBroken Link | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023698 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-068A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-017 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8545 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link |
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