CVE-2016-0055 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2016-02-10

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 15.9% 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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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 0.15901.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034976
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-015

History

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Microsoft Office

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-02-10T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-10-15T15:09:30.416Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-0055

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:08:12.860Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-02-10T11:59:19.753

Modified: 2026-10-15T16:17:11.070

Link: CVE-2016-0055

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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