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CVE-2016-3304

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 50.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2016-08-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The Windows font library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word Viewer, Skype for Business 2016, Lync 2013 SP1, Lync 2010, Lync 2010 Attendee, and Live Meeting 2007 Console allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted embedded font, aka "Windows Graphics Component RCE Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3303.

Affected products

• Microsoft Live Meeting: 2007
• Microsoft Lync Server: 2010, 2013-sp1
• Microsoft Office: 2007-sp3, 2010-sp2
• Microsoft Skype for Business Server 2019 CU2: 2016
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions
• Microsoft Word Viewer: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92302
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036564
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-097
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40257/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92302
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036564
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-097
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40257/

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