Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office
CVE-2016-3357
Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, Office 2013 RT SP1, Office 2016, Word for Mac 2011, Word 2016 for Mac, Word Viewer, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, SharePoint Server 2013 SP1, Excel Auto…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.324 (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 2007, 2010, 2013
- Microsoft Office_web_apps — versions 2010
- Microsoft Office_web_apps_server — versions 2013
- Microsoft Sharepoint_foundation — versions 2010, 2013
- Microsoft Word_for_mac — versions 2011, 2016
- Microsoft Word_viewer
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3357?
- CVE-2016-3357 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 2016-09-14.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3357?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-3357 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.