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CVE-2010-1901

UnknownEPSS 19.40%

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CVE-2010-1901 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2 do not properly handle unspecified properties in rich text data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted RTF document, aka "Word RTF Parsing Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability.". EPSS estimates a 19.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2 do not properly handle unspecified properties in rich text data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted RTF document, aka "Word RTF Parsing Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Metrics

EPSS Probability
19.40%

97.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersionsUpdate
MicrosoftWord2002Sp3
MicrosoftWord2003Sp3
MicrosoftWord2007Sp2
MicrosoftOffice2004—
MicrosoftOffice2008—
MicrosoftOpen Xml File Format ConverterAll versions—
MicrosoftOffice Compatibility Pack2007Sp2
MicrosoftOffice Word ViewerAll versions—

References

Timeline

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Status
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2010-1901?
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; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2 do not properly handle unspecified properties in rich text data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted RTF document, aka "Word RTF Parsing Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
How severe is CVE-2010-1901?
Severity scoring for CVE-2010-1901 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 19.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1901?
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Source: NVD / NIST