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CVE-2016-3235

Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability

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.".

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.81164
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Required Remediation

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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Affected Products & Versions

2
microsoft visioall versions
microsoft visio viewerall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
localMicrosoft Office - OLE Multiple DLL Side Loading Vulnerabilities (MS15-132/MS16-014/MS16-025/MS16-041/MS16-070) (Metasploit)verified
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Microsoft-Visio-DLL-Hijacking.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
pocwww.securify.nl · microsoft_visio_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities...www.securify.nl
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · 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 NVD16 Jun 2016 · 01:59 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

2
cisaKEV-CVE-2016-3235
msrcCVE-2016-3235Remote 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://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/32Broken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538685/100/0/threadedBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036093Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-070PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3235US Government Resource
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