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CVE-2016-3359

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 17.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-09-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1: 2007-sp3, 2010-sp2
• Microsoft Excel Viewer: all versions
• Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack: all versions

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036785
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-107
• https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1228
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036785
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-107
• https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1228

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