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CVE-2016-7233

Published: Nov 10, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-200
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
22.4%
Top 2.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Microsoft Word 2007, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word for Mac 2011, Excel for Mac 2011, Word Viewer, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2013 SP1, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI: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:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

n/an/a
excel for macmicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
officemicrosoft
Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
office compatibility packmicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
office web appsmicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Operating Systems / windows
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
and 13 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

https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1232
verisign.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-133
docs.microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94031
securityfocus.com
and 2 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Nov 10, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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