CVE-2016-7298

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word Viewer, Office for Mac 2011, and Office 2016 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-7298
  • Assigner
  • secure@microsoft.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2016-12-20T06:59:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-12T22:14:39
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-119 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
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:office:2011:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_viewer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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/94720 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7298
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7298
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:21:49 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 12:33:30 2016-12-20T06:59Z 2016-12-20T06:59:01 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 12:33:30 2018-10-12T22:14:39 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 12:33:30 Modified Vulnerability Status updated