High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 20, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-7298

Description

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word Viewer, Office for Mac 2011, and Office 2016 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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Affected products

Microsoft/Office4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2011:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Word Viewer
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_viewer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Office For Macllm-fuzzy
Range: 2011, 2016
Microsoft/Office 2007llm-fuzzy
Range: SP3
Microsoft/Office 2010llm-fuzzy
Range: SP2

Patches

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94720nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148nvd

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