Microsoft Office 2007/2010/2013/2013 RT/2016 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Office 2007/2010/2013/2013 RT/2016. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-3362. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Office 2007/2010/2013/2013 RT/2016 (Office Suite Software). Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 09/13/2016 by Steven Seeley as MS16-107 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-3362 since 03/15/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93481 (MS16-107: Security Update for Microsoft Office (3185852)), 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 110283 (Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS16-107)).

Applying the patch MS16-107 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93481) and SecurityFocus (BID 92799†). See VDB-91541, VDB-91542, VDB-91543 and VDB-91544 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 93481
Nessus Name: MS16-107: Security Update for Microsoft Office (3185852)
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OpenVAS ID: 900248
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Excel Viewer Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (3185852)
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Patch: MS16-107

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-107
Researcher: Steven Seeley
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3362 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3362
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91548
SecurityFocus: 92799 - Microsoft Office CVE-2016-3362 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036785

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2016 05:06 PM
Updated: 09/16/2022 10:32 AM
Changes: 09/14/2016 05:06 PM (67), 04/16/2019 02:56 PM (12), 09/16/2022 10:32 AM (4)
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