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    CVE-2016-3279

    Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Word 2016, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted XLA file, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

    Published:Jul 13, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Jul 13, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.25755
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Excel
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Excel Rt
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Office
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Office Web Apps
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Powerpoint
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Powerpoint Rt
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Sharepoint Server
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Word
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Word Rt

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High