CVE-2016-0183 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Windows font library in Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted embedded font, aka "Microsoft Office Graphics RCE Vulnerability."

Published: 2016-05-11

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 40.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2010:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp2::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.40367.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035819
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-054

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Office Office Web Apps Sharepoint Server Word

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-05-11T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:08:13.337Z

Reserved: 2015-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-0183

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-05-11T01:59:23.610

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-0183

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-284

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