CVE-2016-3233 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, and Office Compatibility Pack SP3, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted Office document. With a CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH), it requires local access and user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) but can lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its high FAUCET Risk Score of 93/100 and elevated EPSS, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:* | ||
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x86:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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