Memory Corruption in Graphics Component in Microsoft Office - CVE-2016-3318

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when parsing objects in memory within Graphics Component. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Office document, convince the victim to open it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on vulnerable system.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-3318

Sources

• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-099.aspx