CVE-2016-7298

moderate-risk
Published 2016-12-20

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 Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Do I need to act?

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18.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 81% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (5)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94720
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-14...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94720
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-14...
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 13/34 · Low
Exposure 12/34 · Low