CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-0057

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, and 2016 does not properly sign an unspecified binary file, allowing local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file with a crafted signature.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to privilege escalation by local users, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Microsoft Office to the latest version and to monitor and restrict access to binary files.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, and 2016 does not properly sign an unspecified binary file, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file with a crafted signature, aka "Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS