CVE-2016-3233 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, and Office Compatibility Pack SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2016-06-16

Score: 7.3 High

EPSS: 14.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:::::x64:*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:::::x86:*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack::sp3::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.14825.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036093
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-070

History

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel Office Compatibility Pack

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-06-16T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-10-15T15:25:24.614Z

Reserved: 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3233

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:47:58.417Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-06-16T01:59:35.170

Modified: 2026-10-15T16:17:25.047

Link: CVE-2016-3233

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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