What is CVE-2016-7277?

CVE-2016-7277 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2016-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-7277?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office

CVE-2016-7277

Microsoft Office 2016 allows 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: 0.050 (89.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Office — versions 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)
94715 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7277?: CVE-2016-7277 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2016-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-7277?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.