CVE-2016-4294 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Hancom Office 2014 when processing a Hangul Hcell Document (.cell) property record. An attacker could exploit this by crafting a malicious .cell file, leading to arbitrary code execution in the context of the application. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (opening a malicious file) but has a low attack complexity and can result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.1.0.2176CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hancom:hancom_office_2014:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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