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CVE-2010-3333

Microsoft Office Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Published Nov 9, 2010 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · microsoft office

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, Office 2007 SP2, Office 2010, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, Office for Mac 2011, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted RTF data, aka "RTF Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

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  1. Nov 9, 2010 · Catalog

    Detected

    Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, Office 2007 SP2, Office 2010, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, Office for Mac 2011, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted RTF data, aka "RTF Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

  2. Mar 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Mar 24, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, Office 2007 SP2, Office 2010, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, Office for Mac 2011, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted RTF data, aka "RTF Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA due date Mar 24, 2022

Affected

  • cpe microsoft/office2003
  • cpe microsoft/office2004
  • cpe microsoft/office2007
  • cpe microsoft/office2008
  • cpe microsoft/office2010
  • cpe microsoft/office2011
  • cpe microsoft/officexp
  • cpe microsoft/open xml file format converterversion unspecified
  • vendor Microsoft Officeversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2010-3333

    A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the parsing of RTF data in Microsoft Office and earlier allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2010-3333

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2010-3333

    30-day exploitation probability 89.4%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference16686

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference17474

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference18334

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_windows/fileformat/ms10_087_rtf_pfragments_bof

    Public module reference (great). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2010-3333

    Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, Office 2007 SP2, Office 2010, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, Office for Mac 2011, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted RTF data, aka "RTF St

    nvd.nist.gov

References