CVE-2016-3235: Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability
High · CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 43.3%, 99th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: microsoft
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Microsoft Visio 2007 SP3, Visio 2010 SP2, Visio 2013 SP1, Visio 2016, Visio Viewer 2007 SP3, and Visio Viewer 2010 mishandle library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability."
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Microsoft: Office
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/137490/Microsoft-Visio-DLL-Hijacking.html (opens in new tab)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-070 (opens in new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/32 (opens in new tab)
- www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150804/microsoft_visio_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulner… (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538685/100/0/threaded (opens in new tab)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036093 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)