CVE-2016-7231 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2016-11-10

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 30.0% 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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2011:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack::sp3::::::*

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Remediation

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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 0.30017.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93996
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037246
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-133

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel Excel For Mac Excel Viewer Office Compatibility Pack

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-11-10T06:16:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:57:47.398Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7231

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-11-10T06:59:44.407

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-7231

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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