CVE-2016-3301 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 44.5% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The Windows 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, 1511, and 1607; Office 2007 SP3; Office 2010 SP2; Word Viewer; Skype for Business 2016; Lync 2013 SP1; Lync 2010; Lync 2010 Attendee; and Live Meeting 2007 Console allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted embedded font, aka "Windows Graphics Component RCE Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 44.49% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-08-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (12)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | live meeting |
| microsoft | lync |
| microsoft | office |
| microsoft | skype for business |
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
| microsoft | word viewer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - GDI+ DecodeCompressedRLEBitmap Invalid Pointer Arithmetic Out-of-Bounds Write (MS16-097) | 2016-08-17 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92288
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036564
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-097
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40255/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92288
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036564
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-097
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40255/
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