RTF Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Microsoft Office
CVE-2010-3333 is a stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office's handling of crafted Rich Text Format (RTF) data. A malicious document, often an RTF file disguised with a .doc extension, can trigger the flaw when opened in affected Microsoft Office versions, including 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. The vulnerability is widely referred to as the "RTF Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability." In observed attacks, malformed RTF content embedded in spearphishing attachments caused memory corruption during RTF parsing and enabled execution of attacker-supplied code, commonly used to launch downloaders or surveillance malware such as Hacking Team RCS.
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A Microsoft Office RTF stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows remote code execution via crafted RTF data and was used to deliver Hacking Team RCS malware against Ahmed Mansoor.
A Microsoft Office RTF parsing vulnerability used in a malicious document to install Hacking Team RCS against Ahmed Mansoor.
A well-known vulnerability used in document-based exploit lures in espionage campaigns targeting Tibetan groups.
A vulnerability heavily used by named threat actors (details not specified in content).
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