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CVE-2016-0012

Published: Jan 13, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-200
4.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
11.2%
Top 4.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Excel 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Visio 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Visio 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 SP1, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Visio 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Office 2016, Excel 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Visio 2016, Word 2016, and Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime allow remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Office ASLR Bypass."

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:LI: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:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

Microsoft Corp
commercial·USaka microsoft, microsoft corporation
excelDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
powerpointOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
visioOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software
visual basicsOn-premDev Tool
DevTools & CI / ide-editor
wordOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034651
securitytracker.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-004
docs.microsoft.com
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-004
technet.microsoft.com

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