CVE-2016-0145

The font library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7...

8.8 HighPublic exploit

The font library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold and 1511; Office 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP2; Word Viewer; .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, and 3.5.1; Skype for Business 2016; Lync 2010; Lync 2010 Attendee; Lync 2013 SP1; and Live Meeting 2007 Console allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted embedded font, aka "Graphics Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

40.8%Down 47.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2016-0145
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-0145
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-0183 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-0183
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4crq-7m6j-8297 8.8

The font library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7...

Record: GHSA-4crq-7m6j-8297
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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microsoft word viewer

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows Kernel - 'win32k.sys' TTF Processing EBLC / EBSC Tables Pool Corruption (MS16-039)	2016-04-28

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-0145 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft .net Framework, published April 12, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 40.8%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.