PT-2016-2481 · Microsoft · Word Viewer

Published 2016-07-13 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-3283

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 Word Viewer (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in Microsoft Word Viewer when reading doc files. This allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by using a specially crafted Office document.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01872

CVE-2016-3283

Affected Products

Word Viewer

References · 6

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01872 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-088 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3283 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/91592 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-088 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036274 · Note