PT-2016-2912 · Microsoft · Office Compatibility Pack+2

Published 2016-11-10 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-7228

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 Excel versions 2007 SP3 through 2016 Microsoft Excel for Mac versions 2011 through 2016 Office Compatibility Pack version SP3

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in memory, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted document. This can lead to the execution of malicious code.

Recommendations For Microsoft Excel versions 2007 SP3 through 2016, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Excel for Mac versions 2011 through 2016, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Office Compatibility Pack version SP3, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue.

Fix

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-02343

CVE-2016-7228

Affected Products

Office Excel

Excel For Mac

Office Compatibility Pack

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7228 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02343 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7228 · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-133 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93994 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-133 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037246 · Note