CVE-2016-7264

Description

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel Viewer, Excel for Mac 2011, and Excel 2016 for Mac allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.54% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94769 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7264?
CVE-2016-7264 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7264?
To fix CVE-2016-7264, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-7264 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-7264 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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