What is CVE-2016-7236?

CVE-2016-7236 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-2016-7236?

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

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel

CVE-2016-7236

Microsoft Excel 2010 SP2, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, and Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vuln…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.441 (97.6th 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 2010
Microsoft Excel_for_mac — versions 2011, 2016
Microsoft Sharepoint_server — versions 2010
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)
94025 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
1037246 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
20161108 Microsoft Office Excel Use-after-Free Vulnerability (x_refsource_IDEFENSE, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7236?: CVE-2016-7236 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-2016-7236?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.