What is CVE-2016-7265?

CVE-2016-7265 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2016-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-7265?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Excel

CVE-2016-7265

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel Viewer, Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2007 SP3, and Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2 allow remo…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.103 (93.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Excel — versions 2007, 2010, 2013
Microsoft Excel_viewer
Microsoft Office_compatibility_pack
Microsoft Sharepoint_server — versions 2007, 2010
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

MS16-148 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
94721 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
1037441 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7265?: CVE-2016-7265 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2016-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-7265?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.