Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2293211)
🗓️ 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AGType
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902264");
script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-10-13 17:10:12 +0200 (Wed, 13 Oct 2010)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2010-3230", "CVE-2010-3231", "CVE-2010-3232", "CVE-2010-3233",
"CVE-2010-3234", "CVE-2010-3235", "CVE-2010-3236", "CVE-2010-3237",
"CVE-2010-3238", "CVE-2010-3239", "CVE-2010-3240", "CVE-2010-3241",
"CVE-2010-3242");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_name("Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2293211)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
script_dependencies("secpod_office_products_version_900032.nasl", "secpod_ms_office_detection_900025.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("SMB/Office/Excel/Version");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by
tricking a user into opening a malicious Excel file.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Excel Viewer Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Office Excel 2002 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 2");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaws are due to:
- An integer overflow error when processing record information
- A memory corruption error when processing malformed records
- A memory corruption error when processing malformed Lotus 1-2-3 workbook
(.wk3) file.
- A memory corruption error when processing malformed formula information
- A memory corruption error when processing malformed formula BIFF records
- An out-of-bounds array when processing malformed records
- An invalid pointer when processing malformed Merge Cell records.
- A memory corruption error when processing negative future functions
- An out-of-boundary access when processing malformed records
- An array indexing error when processing malformed Real Time Data records
- An out-of-bounds memory write when processing malformed data
- A memory corruption error when processing malformed Ghost records");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing a critical security update according to
Microsoft Bulletin MS10-080.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2345017");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2344893");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2345035");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2345088");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2344875");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2627");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-080");
exit(0);
}
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:4, win2003:3) <= 0){
exit(0);
}
excelVer = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/Excel/Version");
if(excelVer && excelVer =~ "^1[012]\.0")
{
if(version_in_range(version:excelVer, test_version:"10.0", test_version2:"10.0.6865") ||
version_in_range(version:excelVer, test_version:"11.0", test_version2:"11.0.8327") ||
version_in_range(version:excelVer, test_version:"12.0", test_version2:"12.0.6545.4999"))
{
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:excelVer, vulnerable_range:"10.0 - 10.0.6865, 11.0 - 11.0.8327, 12.0 - 12.0.6545.4999");
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
}
cmpPckVer = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/ComptPack/Version");
if(cmpPckVer && cmpPckVer =~ "^12\.0")
{
xlcnvVer = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/XLCnv/Version");
if(xlcnvVer && xlcnvVer =~ "^12\.0")
{
if(version_in_range(version:xlcnvVer, test_version:"12.0", test_version2:"12.0.6545.4999"))
{
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:cmpPckVer, vulnerable_range:"12.0 - 12.0.6545.4999");
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
}
}
excelVer = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/XLView/Version");
if(excelVer && excelVer =~ "^12\.0")
{
if(version_in_range(version:excelVer, test_version:"12.0", test_version2:"12.0.6545.4999")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:excelVer, vulnerable_range:"12.0 - 12.0.6545.4999");
security_message(port:0, data:report);
}
}
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28 Apr 2026 00:00Current
5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5
CVSS 29.3
EPSS0.21033