CVE-2010-3230

Integer overflow in Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel document with crafted record information, aka "Excel Record Parsing Integer Overflow Vulnerability."

Published: 2010-10-13 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-3230 is rated High Risk (73.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 68.65%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.15% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3230

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 2025-04-14 66.49% 68.65% +2.15%
2 2025-03-30 73.12% 66.49% -6.63%
3 2025-03-29 73.12%

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3230

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-2010-3230

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3230

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft excel 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3230

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