PT-2016-2924 · Microsoft · Office 2007 Sp3+1

Published 2016-11-08 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-7244

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Office 2007 SP3

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in Microsoft Office, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted Office document. When a specially crafted file is opened in Microsoft Office, it can cause the application to stop responding.

Recommendations For Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, consider avoiding the use of specially crafted documents until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to potentially malicious files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-02355

CVE-2016-7244

Affected Products

Office 2007 Sp3

Office

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7244 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02355 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-133 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7244 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94029 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-133 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037246 · Note