CVE-2016-3303

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, 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," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3304.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-3303
  • Assigner
  • secure@microsoft.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2016-08-09T21:59:12
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-12T22:12:25
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_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 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_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/92301
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036564
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40256/
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-2016-3303
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3303
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:22:38 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 10:52:19 2016-08-09T21:59Z 2016-08-09T21:59:12 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 10:52:19 2018-10-12T22:12:25 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 10:52:19 Modified Vulnerability Status updated