What is CVE-2016-3366?

CVE-2016-3366 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-09-14.

How severe is CVE-2016-3366?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-3366 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook

CVE-2016-3366

Microsoft Outlook 2007 SP3, Outlook 2010 SP2, Outlook 2013 SP1, Outlook 2013 RT SP1, Outlook 2016, and Outlook 2016 for Mac do not properly implement RFC 2046, which allows remote attackers to bypass virus or spam detection via crafted MIM…

EPSS: 0.104 (93.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft Outlook — versions 2007, 2010, 2013
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

1036785 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
92831 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
MS16-107 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3366?: CVE-2016-3366 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-09-14.
How severe is CVE-2016-3366?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-3366 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.