VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2016-3235
Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability
KEVHIGH 7.8EPSS 43.4%
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Microsoft Visio 2007 SP3, Visio 2010 SP2, Visio 2013 SP1, Visio 2016, Visio Viewer 2007 SP3, and Visio Viewer 2010 mishandle library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability."
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 43.43% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 3 November 2021 · due 3 May 2022
- Affected
- microsoft/visio · microsoft/visio viewer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3235
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137490/Microsoft-Visio-DLL-Hijacking.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/32Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538685/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036093Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-070Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150804/microsoft_visio_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137490/Microsoft-Visio-DLL-Hijacking.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/32Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538685/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036093Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-070Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150804/microsoft_visio_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3235US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.