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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Office up to 2016 (Office Suite Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 03/08/2016 by Jack Tang with Trend Micro as MS16-029 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-0134 since 12/03/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89752 (MS16-029: Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3141806)), 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 110266 (Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS16-029)).

Applying the patch MS16-029 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 23910.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (89752). Additional details are provided at zdnet.com. The entries 81265, 81266, 81267 and 81268 are related to this item.

Productinfo

Type

• Office Suite Software

Vendor

• Microsoft

Name

• Office

Version

• 2007
• 2010
• 2011
• 2013
• 2013 RT
• 2016

License

• commercial

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 89752
Nessus Name: MS16-029: Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3141806)
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OpenVAS ID: 800218
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (3134226)
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Countermeasuresinfo

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Patch: MS16-029
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-029
Researcher: Jack Tang
Organization: Trend Micro
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0134 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1035206
Vulnerability Center: 57081 - [MS16-029] Microsoft Office, Word and SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2016-0134, Critical
SecurityFocus: 84026 - Microsoft Office CVE-2016-0134 Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2016 11:08
Updated: 07/09/2022 20:04
Changes: 03/09/2016 11:08 (78), 09/01/2018 08:55 (12), 07/09/2022 20:04 (4)
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