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CVE-2016-0140

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010...

7.8 High

CVE-2016-0140 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Office, published May 11, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.4%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.8 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
Exploit chance
19.4%EPSS, 97th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

19.4%Down 18.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.8

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Record
CVE-2016-0140
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/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 ListNo score

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Record
CVE-2016-0140
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-0178No score

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Record
EUVD-2016-0178
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xr82-rp9q-jgqf7.8

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010...

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Record
GHSA-xr82-rp9q-jgqf
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

References

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