High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 10, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7229
CVE-2016-7229
Description
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
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Affected products
12cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, 2013 RT SP1, 2016, for Mac 2011, 2016 for Mac
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: SP3
Patches
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93995nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037246nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-133nvd
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