What is CVE-2016-0183?

CVE-2016-0183 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-0183?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Office

CVE-2016-0183

The Windows font library in Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted embedded font, aka "…

EPSS: 0.404 (97.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Office — versions 2010
Microsoft Office_web_apps — versions 2010
Microsoft Sharepoint_server — versions 2010
Microsoft Word — versions 2010
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

MS16-054 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
1035819 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0183?: CVE-2016-0183 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-0183?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.