#VU131 Memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Outlook - CVE-2016-3278
Published: July 14, 2016 / Updated: January 9, 2017
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft
Description
A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an unknown error in Microsoft Outlook. 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 updates:
Microsoft Office 2010
Microsoft Outlook 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Outlook 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2013
Microsoft Outlook 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Outlook 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2013 RT
Use Windows Update to obtain the patch.
Microsoft Office 2016
Microsoft Outlook 2016 (32-bit edition)
Microsoft Outlook 2016 (64-bit edition)