High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 10, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-7231

Description

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel for Mac 2011, 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."

Affected products

Microsoft/Excel
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Excel For Mac
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Excel Viewer
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Office Compatibility Pack
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/93996nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037246nvd
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-133nvd

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