CVE-2016-7231
highpriority · track · 38EPSS 0.187 · 97 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.1–9.3
weaknesses
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affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft office compatibility packall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (6)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-133cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93996cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93996enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037246enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-133enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93996nvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037246nvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-133nvd
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