7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-0139
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

Microsoft Excel 2010 SP2, Word for Mac 2011, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

April 12, 2016, 11:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 12, 2018, 10:11 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-0139 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft excel_viewer
2 Microsoft excel
3 Microsoft word_for_mac
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-0139.

URL Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035525
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-042

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-0139 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-0139 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-042 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-042 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035525 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 14, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_for_mac:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-042 No Types Assigned http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-042 Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 14, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

65.91 }} 1.59%

score

0.97597

percentile

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