Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, Office 2007 SP2, Office 2010, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, Office for Mac 2011, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted RTF data, aka "RTF Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
CVE-2010-3333
Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.
- Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 9.0(high)
- EPSS
- 99.8%
- KEV
- ⚠ Exploited
Published
November 10, 2010
Last Modified
April 22, 2026
Advisory Details (6)
Auto-updated May 19, 2026Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-087 - Critical | Microsoft Learn
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-087MS Office 2010 RTF Header Stack Overflow Vulnerability Exploit - CXSecurity.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8293Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Publicly available exploits
(5 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (4 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-24526✓ verifiedFirst seen Feb 20, 2013
Microsoft Office 2010 - Download Execute
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-18334✓ verifiedFirst seen Jan 8, 2012
Microsoft Office 2003 Home/Pro - Code Execution (MS10-087)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-17474✓ verifiedFirst seen Jul 3, 2011
Microsoft Office 2010 - '.RTF' Header Stack Overflow
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-16686✓ verifiedFirst seen Mar 4, 2011
Microsoft Word - '.RTF' pFragments Stack Buffer Overflow (File Format) (MS10-087) (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/fileformat/ms10_087_rtf_pfragments_bof✓ verifiedFirst seen Nov 9, 2010
MS10-087 Microsoft Word RTF pFragments Stack Buffer Overflow (File Format)
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