CVE-2016-3316 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Word 2013 SP1, 2013 RT SP1, 2016, and 2016 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2016-08-09

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 50.3% High

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:::rt:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2016:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_for_mac:2016:::::::*

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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 Local

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 0.50266.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92300
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036559
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-099
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40238/

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Word Word For Mac

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-08-09T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:47:59.522Z

Reserved: 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3316

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-08-09T21:59:23.083

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

Link: CVE-2016-3316

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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