CVE-2016-7291 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting multiple Microsoft Office products, including Word 2007/2010, Office Compatibility Pack, Word for Mac 2011, Word Automation Services, and Office Web Apps 2010. An attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into opening a crafted document, leading to information disclosure from process memory or a denial of service. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.1 (HIGH), it requires user interaction and local access, but has high impact on confidentiality and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion for this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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