Information disclosure in Microsoft Office_for_mac
CVE-2016-7257
The GDI component in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Office for Mac 2011, and Office 2016 for Mac allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web…
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.225 (97.5th 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:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Microsoft Office_for_mac — versions 2011, 2016
- Microsoft Windows_7
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows_vista
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7257?
- CVE-2016-7257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office_for_mac, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-12-20.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7257?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-7257 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.