Microsoft Office 2007/2010/2011 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Office 2007/2010/2011. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-7232. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. 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, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Office 2007/2010/2011 (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. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Word 2007, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word for Mac 2011, and Office Compatibility Pack SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 11/08/2016 by Steven Seeley with VeriSign as MS16-133 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-7232 since 09/09/2016. 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 94634 (MS16-133: Security Update for Microsoft Office (3199168)), 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 110290 (Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS16-133)).

Applying the patch MS16-133 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 (94634) and SecurityFocus (BID 94005†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-93391, VDB-93392, VDB-93393 and VDB-93394. 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: 94634
Nessus Name: MS16-133: Security Update for Microsoft Office (3199168)
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OpenVAS ID: 902002
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Multiple Vulnerabilities (3199168)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-133
Researcher: Steven Seeley
Organization: VeriSign
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-7232 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7232
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93396

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SecurityFocus: 94005 - Microsoft Office CVE-2016-7232 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/09/2016 10:10 AM
Updated: 09/30/2022 07:30 AM
Changes: 11/09/2016 10:10 AM (70), 05/27/2019 11:31 PM (13), 09/30/2022 07:30 AM (3)
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