Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Suite
CVE-2016-7235

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
Excel For Mac
Word For Mac
Office
Word
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 November 2016

Summary

A vulnerability in Microsoft Office products allows attackers to exploit crafted documents, leading to the execution of arbitrary code on the user's system. This memory corruption issue affects multiple versions of Microsoft Word and Excel, enabling remote attackers to gain unauthorized access and control over the affected systems.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94022
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securit...
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037246
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EPSS Score

30% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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