What is CVE-2016-3317?

CVE-2016-3317 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 2016-08-09.

How severe is CVE-2016-3317?

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

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office

CVE-2016-3317

Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Word 2007 SP3, Word 2010 SP2, Word for Mac 2011, Word 2016 for Mac, and Word Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.316 (96.9th 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 Word — versions 2007, 2010
Microsoft Word_for_mac — versions 2011
Microsoft Word_viewer
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

1036559 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
MS16-099 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
92303 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3317?: CVE-2016-3317 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 2016-08-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-3317?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.