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CVE-2016-3282

38
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3282 is a memory corruption vulnerability affecting numerous Microsoft Word and Office products, including various versions of Word, Office, SharePoint Server, and Office Web Apps. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code when a user opens a specially crafted Office document, requiring user interaction but with low attack complexity. Despite its age and potential for significant impact (confidentiality, integrity, and availability), there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2010CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_online_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2010CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2013CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps_server:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
26.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2629 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 11,615 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (21)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office Word Viewer
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office Online Server 2016
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Word 2013 RT Service Pack 1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Word 2016 for Mac
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Word for Mac 2011
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2 on Word Automation Services
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Service Pack 1 on Word Automation Services
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10495-9432
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10607-9432
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2016-Jul/CVE-2016-3282Critical

Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Jul 12, 2016

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-088
securityfocus.com / bid/91589
securitytracker.com / id/1036274
securitytracker.com / id/1036275