SB2016082202 - Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Published: August 22, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016082202
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory Corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3316)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when parsing objects in memory. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Word document, convince the victim to open it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.