CVE-2016-7298

Published: Dec 20, 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 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."

Affected (5)

Products: Microsoft: Office, Word Viewer

2 products

Configuration A

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Office	Version 2007 sp3
Microsoft Office	Version 2010 sp2
Microsoft Office	Version 2011
Microsoft Office	Version 2016
Microsoft Word Viewer	All versions

Related CWEs

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.securityfocus.com/bid/94720

Source: secure@microsoft.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441

Source: secure@microsoft.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94720

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

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441

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

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148

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

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