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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 13, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-3279

CVE-2016-3279

Description

Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Word 2016, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted XLA file, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

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Affected products

15
  • Microsoft/Excel4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_rt:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Office2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, 2016
  • Microsoft/Office Web Apps
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Powerpoint3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint_rt:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Sharepoint Server
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Word4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_rt:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

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