CVE-2016-3316

Exp

Microsoft Word 2013 SP1, 2013 RT SP1, 2016, and 2016 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2016-08-09 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-3316 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 50.27%, 98th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.26% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2016-3316

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
40238 exploit_db edb 2016-08-16 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-3316

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-18 47.00% 50.27% +3.26%
2 2025-03-30 59.27% 47.00% -12.26%
3 2025-03-29 — 59.27% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-3316

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-3316

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-3316

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft word 2013 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word 2013 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:*
microsoft word 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word_for_mac 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_for_mac:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-3316

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