What is CVE-2016-0122?

CVE-2016-0122 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-04-12.

How severe is CVE-2016-0122?

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

Is CVE-2016-0122 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel

CVE-2016-0122

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Word 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.399 (97.4th 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 Excel — versions 2007, 2010, 2013
Microsoft Excel_viewer
Microsoft Office_compatibility_pack
Microsoft Word_for_mac — versions 2016
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

MS16-042 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
1035525 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
39694 (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0122?: CVE-2016-0122 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-0122?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-0122 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.