CVE-2010-1900

Microsoft Works 9 - Remote Code Execution via Malformed Word File Record

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-1900. PoCs published by Abysssec.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit generates a malicious Word document by manipulating the sprmCMajority and sprmPAnld80 structures to trigger a buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word 2007 SP2. The PoC creates a crafted .doc file that can lead to remote code execution when opened.

Description

Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP2; Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2; and Works 9 do not properly handle malformed records in a Word file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted file, aka "Word Record Parsing Vulnerability."

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Abysssec · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14971

This exploit generates a malicious Word document by manipulating the sprmCMajority and sprmPAnld80 structures to trigger a buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word 2007 SP2. The PoC creates a crafted .doc file that can lead to remote code execution when opened.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Office Word 2007 SP2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A vulnerable version of Microsoft Office Word 2007 SP2 · User interaction to open the malicious document
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11490

Scores

EPSS 0.3981
EPSS Percentile 98.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (9)
microsoft/office 2004
microsoft/office 2008
microsoft/office_compatibility_pack 2007 sp2
microsoft/office_word_viewer
microsoft/open_xml_file_format_converter
microsoft/word 2002 sp3
microsoft/word 2003 sp3
microsoft/word 2007 sp2
microsoft/works 9.0
Published Aug 11, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026