What is CVE-2016-0198?

CVE-2016-0198 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 2016-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-0198?

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

Is CVE-2016-0198 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office

CVE-2016-0198

Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word 2016, Word for Mac 2011, Word 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Word Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.241 (96.2th 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 Word — versions 2007, 2010, 2013
Microsoft Word_for_mac — versions 2011, 2016
Microsoft Word_viewer
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/cve-scores

References

89962 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
MS16-054 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
1035819 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0198?: CVE-2016-0198 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 2016-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-0198?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-0198 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.