Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel For Mac
CVE-2016-0010
Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, Office 2013 RT SP1, Office 2016, Excel for Mac 2011, PowerPoint for Mac 2011, Word for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, PowerPoint 2016 for Mac, Word 2016 for Mac, and Word Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.211 (97.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.211 · newest: 0.211 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Excel For Mac — versions 2011, 2016
- Microsoft Office — versions 2007, 2010, 2013
- Microsoft Powerpoint For Mac — versions 2011, 2016
- Microsoft Word For Mac — versions 2011, 2016
- Microsoft Word Viewer
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-004 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034651 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0010?
- CVE-2016-0010 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Excel For Mac, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-01-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-0010?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-0010 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.