What is CVE-2016-0053?

CVE-2016-0053 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-02-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-0053?

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

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office

CVE-2016-0053

Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Viewer, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2013 SP1, Office Web Apps Server 2013 SP1, and S…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.312 (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 Office — versions 2010
Microsoft Office_compatibility_pack
Microsoft Office_web_apps_server — versions 2013
Microsoft Sharepoint_server — versions 2013
Microsoft Word — versions 2007, 2010, 2013
Microsoft Word_viewer
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

1034976 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
MS16-015 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
1034975 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0053?: CVE-2016-0053 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-02-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-0053?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.