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CVE-2016-0183

The Windows font library in Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010

The Windows font library in Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted embedded font, aka "Microsoft Office Graphics RCE Vulnerability.".

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.40367
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-284Improper Access Control
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft officeall versions
microsoft office web appsall versions
microsoft sharepoint serverall versions
microsoft wordall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSuspicious Microsoft Office Child Process - MacOS
producthighCode Executed Via Office Add-in XLL File
producthighPotential Persistence Via Microsoft Office Add-In
producthighPotential Persistence Via Microsoft Office Startup Folder
producthighFile With Uncommon Extension Created By An Office Application
producthighOffice Macro File Creation From Suspicious Process
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · secure@microsoft.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD11 May 2016 · 01:59 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

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msrcCVE-2016-0183Remote Code Execution
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035819
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-054
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