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TI-2010-03077 Aliases CVE-2010-3218GHSA-r78h-r76m-gfm8

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute…

Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Word 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed records in a Word document, aka "Word Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.23415 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*2002 sp3VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-3218
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r78h-r76m-gfm8

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2018-00739 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Equation Editor KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-02130 Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2007-00655 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, XP, 2003, and 2004 for Mac, and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-00743 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Equation Editor KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2017-08774 Memory corruption in Microsoft Office KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2016-06184 Microsoft Word 2007 SP2, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word 2016… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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