Memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Word Viewer in Microsoft Word - CVE-2016-3283
Published: July 14, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU136
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3283
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word
Software vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Description
A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an unknown error in Microsoft Word Viewer. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands, access files and perform any actions with privileges of the current user.
Remediation
To resolve this vulnerability vendor recommends installing the following update: