What is CVE-2016-7291?

CVE-2016-7291 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-2016-7291?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Office

CVE-2016-7291

Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word for Mac 2011, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive info…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.109 (93.6th 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, 2010
Microsoft Word_automation_services
Microsoft Word_for_mac — versions 2011
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

MS16-148 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
94671 (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-2016-7291?: CVE-2016-7291 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-2016-7291?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.