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CVE-2016-7298 Details

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."

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94720 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148 [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94720 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft office
2007 sp3
2010 sp2
2011
2016

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2011:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft word viewer
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_viewer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-7298
NVD Published Date:
Dec 20, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]