What is CVE-2016-3233?

CVE-2016-3233 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-06-16.

How severe is CVE-2016-3233?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel

CVE-2016-3233

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, and Office Compatibility Pack SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.148 (96.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Excel — versions 2007, 2010
Microsoft Office_compatibility_pack
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 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3233?: CVE-2016-3233 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-06-16.
How severe is CVE-2016-3233?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.