What is CVE-2016-3362?

CVE-2016-3362 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, 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-2016-3362?

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

Is CVE-2016-3362 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel

CVE-2016-3362

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel Viewer, Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2007 SP3, Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, Excel Automat…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.198 (95.6th 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 Excel — versions 2007, 2010, 2013
Microsoft Excel_viewer
Microsoft Office_compatibility_pack
Microsoft Office_online_server
Microsoft Sharepoint_designer — versions 2007, 2010, 2013
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

92799 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
1036785 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
MS16-107 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3362?: CVE-2016-3362 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, 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-2016-3362?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-3362 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.