CVE-2016-3301

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
The Windows font library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Office 2007 SP3; Office 2010 SP2; Word Viewer; Skype for Business 2016; Lync 2013 SP1; Lync 2010; Lync 2010 Attendee; and Live Meeting 2007 Console allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted embedded font, aka "Windows Graphics Component RCE Vulnerability."
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-3301
  • Assigner
  • secure@microsoft.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2016-08-09T21:59:11
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-12T22:12:24
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:live_meeting:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2010:*:attendee:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:skype_for_business:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 9.3
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92288
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036564
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40255/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-097
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3301
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3301
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:22:38 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 10:52:16 2016-08-09T21:59Z 2016-08-09T21:59:11 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 10:52:16 2018-10-12T22:12:24 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 10:52:16 Modified Vulnerability Status updated