7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-3280
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word for Mac 2011, Word 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Word Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

July 13, 2016, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-3280 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 office
2 Microsoft word
3 Microsoft word_viewer
4 Microsoft office_compatibility_pack
5 Microsoft word_for_mac
6 Microsoft word_rt
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-2016-3280.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91582
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036274
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-088

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-3280 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-3280 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/MS16-088 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-088 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036274 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91582 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_for_mac:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_for_mac:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_rt:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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/MS16-088 No Types Assigned http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-088 Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 13, 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.

70.44 }} 0.39%

score

0.98081

percentile

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