What is CVE-2016-7263?

CVE-2016-7263 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Excel_for_mac, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-7263?

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

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel_for_mac

CVE-2016-7263

Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011 and Excel 2016 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.189 (95.4th 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_for_mac — versions 2011, 2016
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

MS16-148 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
1037441 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
94668 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7263?: CVE-2016-7263 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Excel_for_mac, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-7263?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.