CVE-2016-3359

Published: Sep 14, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected (4)

Products: Microsoft: Excel, Excel Viewer, Office Compatibility Pack

Microsoft

3 products

Excel

Excel Viewer

Office Compatibility Pack

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Excel	Version 2007 sp3
Microsoft Excel	Version 2010 sp2
Microsoft Excel Viewer	All versions
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (6)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036785

Source: secure@microsoft.com

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-107

Source: secure@microsoft.com

https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1228

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036785

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-107

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1228

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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