PT-2016-1170 · Microsoft · Word For Mac+7

Published 2016-02-09 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-0052

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Office versions 2007 SP3 through 2016 Microsoft Word versions 2007 SP3 through 2016 Microsoft Word for Mac versions 2011 through 2016 Office Compatibility Pack version SP3 Word Viewer (affected versions not specified) Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server version 2013 SP1 Office Web Apps Server version 2013 SP1 SharePoint Server version 2013 SP1

Description The issue is caused by a memory corruption flaw in Microsoft Office software, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document. This can occur when the Office software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploits the issue could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system, then install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Microsoft Office versions 2007 SP3 through 2016, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For Microsoft Word versions 2007 SP3 through 2016, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For Microsoft Word for Mac versions 2011 through 2016, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For Office Compatibility Pack version SP3, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For Word Viewer, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue, if available. For Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server version 2013 SP1, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For Office Web Apps Server version 2013 SP1, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For SharePoint Server version 2013 SP1, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00431

CVE-2016-0052

Affected Products

Office

Office Word

Word For Mac

Office Compatibility Pack

Office Web Apps Server

Sharepoint Server

Word Automation Services

Word Viewer

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0052 · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-015 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0052 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0052 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00431 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034976 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms16-015 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-015 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034975 · Note