Information disclosure in Microsoft Excel
CVE-2016-0012
Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Excel 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Visio 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Visio 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 SP1, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Visio 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Office 2016, Excel 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Visio 2016, Word 2016, and Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime allow remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Office ASLR Bypass."
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.109 (95.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Microsoft Excel — versions 2007, 2010, 2013
- Microsoft Office — versions 2007, 2010, 2013
- Microsoft Powerpoint — versions 2010, 2013, 2016
- Microsoft Visio — versions 2007, 2010, 2013
- Microsoft Visual_basics — versions 6.0
- Microsoft Word — versions 2007, 2010, 2013
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0012?
- CVE-2016-0012 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2016-01-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-0012?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.