CVE-2010-3214

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Word 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2; Word Viewer; Office Web Apps; and Word Web App allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Word document, aka "Word Stack Overflow Vulnerability."

Published: 2010-10-13 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-3214 is rated High Risk (66.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 24.79%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3214

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 61.26% 24.79% -36.48%
2 2025-04-14 58.75% 61.26% +2.51%
3 2025-03-30 — 58.75% —

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3214

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-3214

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3214

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft office 2004 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2008 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_compatibility_pack 2007 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_web_apps — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft open_xml_file_format_converter — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word 2007 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:*:x32:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word_viewer — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word_web_app — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_web_app:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3214

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