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CVE-2016-7193: Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability

CVE-2016-7193 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-03-03

Technologies: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Online Server, Microsoft Word 2016. Vendors: Microsoft.

Executive brief

A memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Office and Word allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted RTF document. The flaw stems from improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Word 2007 SP2
  • Microsoft Office 2010 SP2
  • Microsoft Word 2013 SP1
  • Microsoft Word 2013 RT SP1
  • Microsoft Word 2016
  • Microsoft Word for Mac 2011
  • Microsoft Word 2016 for Mac
  • Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack SP3
  • Microsoft Word Viewer
  • Microsoft Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2
  • Microsoft Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2013 SP1
  • Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 SP2
  • Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 SP1
  • Microsoft Office Online Server

Timeline

  • 2016-10-11: patched: Microsoft released security bulletin MS16-121 to address the vulnerability.
  • 2022-03-03: kev added: CISA added this vulnerability to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
  • 2022-03-03: disclosed

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