Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2016-7193
Published: October 11, 2016 / Updated: March 8, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU964
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: 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:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7193
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Word
Word Viewer
Office Online Server
Word Automation Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Word
Word Viewer
Office Online Server
Word Automation Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling of malicious RTF files by Microsoft Word. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted RTF document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in arbitrary code execution.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling of malicious RTF files by Microsoft Word. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted RTF document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in arbitrary code execution.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-7193
Install update from vendor's website.