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CVE-2016-7298

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 22.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-12-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word Viewer, Office for Mac 2011, and Office 2016 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Office: 2007-sp3, 2010-sp2, 2011, 2016
• Microsoft Word Viewer: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94720
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94720
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148

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