What is CVE-2016-7230?

CVE-2016-7230 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office_web_apps, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-7230?

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

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office_web_apps

CVE-2016-7230

Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 SP2, PowerPoint Viewer, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.269 (96.5th 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_web_apps — versions 2010
Microsoft Powerpoint — versions 2010
Microsoft Powerpoint_viewer
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

MS16-133 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
1037246 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
94006 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7230?: CVE-2016-7230 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office_web_apps, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-7230?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.