PT-2016-2923 · Microsoft · Office

Published 2016-11-08 · Updated 2025-09-29 · CVE-2016-7245

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

Description The issue is caused by a memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Office, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document. This occurs when the Office software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploits the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user, potentially taking control of the affected system if the user has administrative rights. This could enable the attacker to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights. The exploitation requires a user to open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Office software.

Recommendations For Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 and Office 2013 RT SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office 2016, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk.

Fix

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-02354

CVE-2016-7245

Affected Products

Office

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7245 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02354 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-133 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7245 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7245 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037246 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-133 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-133 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94026 · Note