What is CVE-2016-0055?

CVE-2016-0055 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-2016-0055?

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

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office

CVE-2016-0055

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.163 (96.6th 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 2007
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0055?: CVE-2016-0055 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-2016-0055?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.