What is CVE-2016-0021?

CVE-2016-0021 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Infopath, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-03-09.

How severe is CVE-2016-0021?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Infopath

CVE-2016-0021

Microsoft InfoPath 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, and 2013 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.313 (96.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Microsoft Infopath — versions 2007, 2010, 2013
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

1035207 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
84024 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
MS16-029 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0021?: CVE-2016-0021 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Infopath, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-03-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-0021?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.