Exploited vulnerability · CISA KEV
Yes. CVE-2010-3333, Microsoft Office Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, is being exploited in the wild. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 3 Mar 2022, 4131 days after it was published. It affects Microsoft Office. If you run it, CISA's required action is: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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.
| Vendor | Microsoft (391 exploited CVEs in KEV) |
| Product | Office |
| Vulnerability | Microsoft Office Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| Published | 10 Nov 2010 |
| Added to KEV | 3 Mar 2022 |
| Reported by (CNA) | microsoft |
Yes. CISA added CVE-2010-3333 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 3 Mar 2022, which means there is reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild.
CISA does not list known ransomware use for it. That can change, and exploitation alone is reason to fix it first.
Apply updates per vendor instructions. Check Microsoft's advisory for the fixed versions, and if you can't patch quickly, restrict access to the affected Office and watch it for signs of compromise.
Sources: CISA KEV (exploitation, ransomware use, required action, due date), the CVE record (publication date, CVSS, CNA), NVD and FIRST EPSS (live score). More: all KEV additions in March 2022 · Microsoft scorecard · act-now radar.
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