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."
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514302/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-079
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7322
Scores
EPSS
0.2479
EPSS Percentile
97.6%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (11)
microsoft/office
2004
microsoft/office
2008
microsoft/office_compatibility_pack
2007 sp2
microsoft/office_web_apps
microsoft/open_xml_file_format_converter
microsoft/word
2002 sp3
microsoft/word
2003 sp3
microsoft/word
2007 sp2
microsoft/word
2010 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/word_viewer
... and 1 more
Published
Oct 13, 2010
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026