What is CVE-2016-7231?

CVE-2016-7231 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 2016-11-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-7231?

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

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel

CVE-2016-7231

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.300 (96.8th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

93996 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
MS16-133 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
1037246 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7231?: CVE-2016-7231 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 2016-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-7231?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.