CVE-2010-3949

Buffer overflow in the TIFF image converter in the graphics filters in Microsoft Office XP SP3 and Office Converter Pack allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image in an Office document, aka "TIFF Image Converter Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

Published: 2010-12-16 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-3949 is rated High Risk (74.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 62.13%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.48% 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-2010-3949

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 2025-06-17 59.65% 62.13% +2.48%
2 2025-03-30 67.40% 59.65% -7.75%
3 2025-03-29 67.40%

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3949

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-2010-3949

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3949

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft office xp cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_converter_pack cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_converter_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3949

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