CVE-2016-7266

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel Viewer, and Excel 2016 for Mac mishandle a registry check, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted embedded content in a document, aka "Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94662	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:::::x64:*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:::rt:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2016:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack::sp3::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-12-20 06:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:01

NVD link : CVE-2016-7266

Mitre link : CVE-2016-7266

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-7266

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

excel_for_mac
excel_viewer
excel
office_compatibility_pack

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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