CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-7213

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in Microsoft Excel and Office Compatibility Pack allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document. This affects multiple versions of Excel and the compatibility pack.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to remotely take control of the system, posing a serious threat to the organization's data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest versions and implement security measures that restrict the opening of unknown documents.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibility Pack SP3

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Original NVD description (English source)

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, and Office Compatibility Pack SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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