Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Excel Viewer SP1 and SP2; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 do not properly parse the Excel file format, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet that causes memory to be interpreted as a different object type than intended, aka "Microsoft Office Excel Sheet Object Type Confusion Vulnerability."
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 6 products from microsoft, from microsoft, from microsoft and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2010-03-10T22:30:01.073
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.6
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | microsoft | excel | 2002 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | excel | 2003 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | excel | 2007 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | excel | 2007 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office | 2004 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office | 2008 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office_compatibility_pack | 2007 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office_compatibility_pack | 2007 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office_excel_viewer | - | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office_excel_viewer | - | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office_sharepoint_server | 2007 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office_sharepoint_server | 2007 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | open_xml_file_format_converter | * | Yes |
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