7.1
HIGH
CVE-2016-7264
Microsoft Office Out-of-Bounds Read and Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel Viewer, Excel for Mac 2011, and Excel 2016 for Mac allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 20, 2016, 6:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:57 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7264 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 office_compatibility_pack
4 Microsoft excel_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-2016-7264.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94769 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94769 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-7264 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94769
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148
  • 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/MS16-148 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94769 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94769 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
    Changed CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94769 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 21, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-148 No Types Assigned http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-148 Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7264 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

1.14 }} -0.13%

score

0.82600

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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