High severity · published Jul 13, 2016
CVE-2016-3281
Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word 2016, Word for Mac 2011, Word 2016 for Mac, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2,…
7.8
CVSS
20.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word 2016, Word for Mac 2011, Word 2016 for Mac, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)20.4% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OF
Office · Microsoft
2010 · source: NVD
SH
SharePoint · Microsoft
2010 · source: NVD
OW
Office Web Apps · Microsoft
2010 · source: NVD
WO
Word · Microsoft
2010; 2013; 2016 · source: NVD
WF
Word For Mac · Microsoft
2011; 2016 · source: NVD
WR
Word RT · Microsoft
2013 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3281
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3281
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91588
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036274
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036275
docs.microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-088
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