What is CVE-2016-3209?

CVE-2016-3209 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Live Meeting, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-10-14.

How severe is CVE-2016-3209?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Microsoft Live Meeting

CVE-2016-3209

Graphics Device Interface (aka GDI or GDI+) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Office 2007 SP3; Office 2010 SP2; Word Viewer; Skype for Business 2016; Lync 2013 SP1; Lync 2010; Lync 2010 Attendee; Live Meeting 2007 Console; .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, and 4.6; and Silverlight 5 allows remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, aka "True Type Font Parsing Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2016-10-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.537 (99.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-18.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.537 · newest: 0.537 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Live Meeting — versions 2007
Microsoft Lync — versions 2010, 2013
Microsoft .Net Framework — versions 3.0, 3.5, 3.5.1
Microsoft Office — versions 2007, 2010
Microsoft Silverlight — versions 5.0
Microsoft Skype For Business — versions 2016
Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 1511, 1607
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows 8.1
Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1036988 (vdb-entry)
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-120 (vendor-advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93385 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3209?: CVE-2016-3209 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Live Meeting, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-10-14.
How severe is CVE-2016-3209?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.