CVE-2016-7268
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.226 · 98 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Viewer, Word for Mac 2011, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Information Disclosure 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 · medium–high · 5.8–7.1
weaknesses
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affected products (8)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft office compatibility packall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-148cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94672cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94672enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94672Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148nvd
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