Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Office
CVE-2016-7268
Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Viewer, Word for Mac 2011, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.226 (97.5th 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 Office — versions 2010
- Microsoft Office_compatibility_pack
- Microsoft Office_web_apps — versions 2010
- Microsoft Sharepoint_server — versions 2010
- Microsoft Word — versions 2007
- Microsoft Word_for_mac — versions 2011
- Microsoft Word_viewer
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7268?
- CVE-2016-7268 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2016-12-20.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7268?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.