Information Disclosure in Excel Products by Microsoft
CVE-2016-7264

7.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
Excel Viewer
Excel For Mac
Office Compatibility Pack
Excel
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 December 2016

Summary

Microsoft Excel products, including versions 2007 SP3, the Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel Viewer, and both 2011 and 2016 for Mac, are susceptible to a vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit crafted documents. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information stored in the process memory or result in a denial of service through out-of-bounds reads. Users should be aware of the potential risks associated with opening untrusted documents in these applications.

References

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securit...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94769
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

EPSS Score

8% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
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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