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CVE-2016-3281

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 20.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-07-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word 2016, Word for Mac 2011, Word 2016 for Mac, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Office: 2010-sp2
• Microsoft Office Web Apps: 2010-sp2
• Microsoft SharePoint Server: 2010-sp2
• Microsoft Word for Android: 2010-sp2, 2013-sp1, 2016
• Microsoft Word For Mac: 2011, 2016
• Microsoft Word Rt: 2013-sp1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91588
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036274
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036275
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-088
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91588
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036274
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036275
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-088

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