KLA10804
Code execution vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office

Updated: 06/03/2020
Detect date
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05/10/2016
Severity
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High
Description

Multiple serious vulnerabilities have been found in Microsoft Office. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code.

Below is a complete list of vulnerabilities

  1. An improper memory objects handling can be exploited remotely via a specially designed content;
  2. An improper embedded fonts handling can be exploited remotely via a specially designed content.

Technical details

To mitigate vulnerability (2) user can prevent Office from opening RTF documents from unknown or untrusted sources or prevent Word from loading RTF documents. For further instructions take a look at original advisory listed below.

Affected products

Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Office 2013 RT Service Pack 1
Microsoft Office 2016
Microsoft Word for Mac 2011
Microsoft Word 2016 for Mac
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
Microsoft Word Viewer
Word Automation Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 2

Solution

Install necessary updates from the KB section, that are listed in your Windows Update (Windows Update usually can be accessed from the Control Panel)

Original advisories

CVE-2016-0183
CVE-2016-0126
CVE-2016-0140
CVE-2016-0198

Impacts
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ACE 
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Related products
Microsoft Office
CVE-IDS
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CVE-2016-01839.3Critical
CVE-2016-01269.3Critical
CVE-2016-01409.3Critical
CVE-2016-01989.3Critical
Microsoft official advisories
Microsoft Security Update Guide
KB list

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3155777
3115121
2984938
3115123
3115132
3155776
2984943
3115025
3115016
3115094
3054984
3115103
3115115
3115116
3101520
3115117
3115464
3115479
3114893
3115480
3115465

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