What is CVE-2016-7298?

CVE-2016-7298 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, 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-2016-7298?

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

Is CVE-2016-7298 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office

CVE-2016-7298

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word Viewer, Office for Mac 2011, and Office 2016 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft…

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 Office — versions 2007, 2010, 2011
Microsoft Word_viewer
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

p0w3rsh3ll/MSRC-data

References

MS16-148 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
94720 (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-2016-7298?: CVE-2016-7298 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, 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-2016-7298?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-7298 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.