CVE-2016-7193

Microsoft Office: Memory Corruption

As of , CVE-2016-7193 in Microsoft Office is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 3 March 2022
US federal deadline
24 March 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.58Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.38 on 3 March 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Microsoft Office contains a memory corruption vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.

CISA's description

Microsoft Word 2007 SP2, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word 2016, Word for Mac 2011, Word 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Viewer, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2013 SP1, Office Web Apps 2010 SP2, Office Web Apps Server 2013 SP1, and Office Online Server allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTF document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The CVE record's description, from microsoft

CVE published
14 October 2016
Assigned by
microsoft
CVSS
7.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Office: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2010-3333Stack-based Buffer OverflowMicrosoft OfficePatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.89; verified Exploit-DB entry0.89
CVE-2016-3235OLE DLL Side LoadingMicrosoft OfficePatch this weekMetasploit module; verified Exploit-DB entry0.43
CVE-2017-11882Memory CorruptionMicrosoft OfficePatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.990.99
CVE-2026-21509Security Feature BypassMicrosoft OfficePatch this weekEPSS 0.710.71
CVE-2009-0556PowerPoint Code InjectionMicrosoft OfficePatch this weekEPSS 0.670.67
CVE-2023-23397Outlook Privilege EscalationMicrosoft OfficePatch this weekEPSS 0.970.97
CVE-2009-0563Buffer OverflowMicrosoft OfficePatch this weekEPSS 0.630.63
CVE-2013-1331Buffer OverflowMicrosoft OfficePatch this weekEPSS 0.800.80
CVE-2012-1856MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code ExecutionMicrosoft OfficePatch this weekEPSS 0.720.72
CVE-2015-2545Malformed EPS FileMicrosoft OfficePatch this weekEPSS 0.860.86

All 29 entries for Office

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