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CVE-2016-0012

Published: Jan 13, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-200
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
11.2%
Top 4.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Excel 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Visio 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Visio 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 SP1, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Visio 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Office 2016, Excel 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Visio 2016, Word 2016, and Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime allow remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Office ASLR Bypass."

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

excelmicrosoft
Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
officemicrosoft
Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
powerpointmicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
visiomicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software
visual basicsmicrosoft
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
and 19 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Collection
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References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034651
securitytracker.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-004
docs.microsoft.com
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-004
technet.microsoft.com

Timeline

Published
Jan 13, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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