Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1, PowerPoint 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibili
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1, PowerPoint 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, PowerPoint Viewer, SharePoint Server 2013 SP1, Office Web Apps 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps Server 2013 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Published
- Sep 14, 2016
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 17.2% · 97th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Report tools
Action score
36
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 5 / 30 · 17.2%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | office compatibility pack | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack |
| microsoft | office web apps | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps |
| microsoft | office web apps server | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps_server |
| microsoft | powerpoint | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint |
| microsoft | powerpoint for mac | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint_for_mac |
| microsoft | powerpoint viewer | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint_viewer |
| microsoft | sharepoint designer | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_designer |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- microsoft office compatibility packall versions
- microsoft office web apps2010
- microsoft office web apps server2013
- microsoft powerpoint2007
- microsoft powerpoint2010
- microsoft powerpoint2013
- microsoft powerpoint for mac2016
- microsoft powerpoint viewerall versions
- microsoft sharepoint designer2013
Same product
microsoft: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2017-11826Microsoft Office 2010, SharePoint Enterprise Server 2010, SharePoint Server 2010, Web Applications, Office Web Apps Server 2010 and 2013, WoKEV85Now
- CVE-2012-2539Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 SP1; Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3; and Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 alKEV77This week
- CVE-2014-2778Microsoft Word 2007 SP3 and Office Compatibility Pack SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (mem43Plan
- CVE-2013-3892Microsoft Word 2007 SP3 and Office Compatibility Pack SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, ak43Plan
- CVE-2013-3858Microsoft Word Automation Services in SharePoint Server 2010 SP1, Word Web App 2010 SP1 in Office Web Apps 2010, Word 2003 SP3, Word 2007 SP43Plan
- CVE-2013-3855Microsoft Word 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP3, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Word Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cau43Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92796
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036785
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-107
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.