Microsoft Office 2007/2010/2013/2016 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Office 2007/2010/2013/2016 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-0057. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Office 2007/2010/2013/2016 (Office Suite Software). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 03/08/2016 as MS16-029 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-0057 since 12/03/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (89752), SecurityFocus (BID 84030†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57080†). Further details are available at zdnet.com. See VDB-81265, VDB-81266, VDB-81267 and VDB-81268 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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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: 100868
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerabilities (3141806)
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Patch: MS16-029

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-029
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0057 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0057
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81273
SecurityFocus: 84030 - Microsoft Office CVE-2016-0057 Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035207
Vulnerability Center: 57080 - [MS16-029] Microsoft Office Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability - CVE-2016-0057, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2016 11:08
Updated: 07/09/2022 19:57
Changes: 03/09/2016 11:08 (77), 09/01/2018 08:54 (9), 07/09/2022 19:57 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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