Information disclosure in Microsoft Office
CVE-2016-3234
Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Viewer, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2013 SP1, Office Web Apps 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps Server 2013 SP1 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.241 (97.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Microsoft Office — versions 2010
- Microsoft Office_compatibility_pack
- Microsoft Office_web_apps — versions 2010, 2013
- Microsoft Sharepoint_server — versions 2010, 2013
- Microsoft Word — versions 2007, 2010
- Microsoft Word_viewer
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3234?
- CVE-2016-3234 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-06-16.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3234?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-3234 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.