What is CVE-2016-3278?

CVE-2016-3278 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-07-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-3278?

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

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook

CVE-2016-3278

Microsoft Outlook 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, 2013 RT SP1, and 2016 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.244 (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 Outlook — versions 2010, 2013, 2016
Microsoft Outlook_rt — versions 2013
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

1036274 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
MS16-088 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
91574 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3278?: CVE-2016-3278 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-3278?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.