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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Office up to 2016 (Office Suite Software). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was disclosed 02/09/2016 with Microsoft as MS16-015 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-0022. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88647 (MS16-015: Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3134226)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110265 (Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS16-015)).
Applying the patch MS16-015 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 22687.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (88647). The entries 80868, 80869, 80870 and 80871 are pretty similar.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 88647
Nessus Name: MS16-015: Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3134226)
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OpenVAS ID: 800218
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (3134226)
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS16-015
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2016-0022 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1034975
Vulnerability Center: 56465 - [MS16-015] Microsoft Multiple Office Products Remote Code Execution via a Crafted Office File - CVE-2016-0022, Critical
SecurityFocus: 82508 - Microsoft Office CVE-2016-0022 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 02/10/2016 20:34Updated: 07/07/2022 13:42
Changes: 02/10/2016 20:34 (83), 08/22/2018 09:43 (6), 07/07/2022 13:42 (6)
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