Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Word 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2; Word Viewer; Office Web Apps; and Word Web App allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Word document, aka "Word Stack Overflow Vulnerability."
Published Oct 13, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 24.36%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Word 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2; Word Viewer; Office Web Apps; and Word Web App allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Word document, aka "Word Stack Overflow Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
- 2004
- 2008
- 2007
- n/a
- n/a
- 2002
- 2003
- 2007
- 2010
- 2010
- n/a
- 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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
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 2, 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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 24.36% (0.24356) | 97.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 24.79% (0.24787) | 97.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2025 | 61.26% (0.61262) | 98.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 58.75% (0.58748) | 98.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 72.13% (0.72127) | 98.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 59.14% (0.59143) | 98.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 83.33% (0.83333) | 98.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 88.76% (0.88764) | 98.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2024 | 90.90% (0.90896) | 98.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2024 | 92.96% (0.92958) | 99.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2024 | 93.43% (0.93428) | 99.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 10, 2024 | 94.16% (0.94159) | 99.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 94.48% (0.94478) | 99.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 95.11% (0.95111) | 99.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 23, 2023 | 95.04% (0.95041) | 98.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 94.72% (0.94715) | 98.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 94.35% (0.94346) | 98.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.74% (0.46739) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 19, 2023 | 46.74% (0.46739) | 98.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 48.72% (0.48722) | 98.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514302/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-079 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7322 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514302/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-079 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7322 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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