CVE-2016-3301
The Windows font library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Office 2007 SP3; Office 2010 SP2; Word Viewer;…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 44.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The Windows font library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Office 2007 SP3; Office 2010 SP2; Word Viewer; Skype for Business 2016; Lync 2013 SP1; Lync 2010; Lync 2010 Attendee; and Live Meeting 2007 Console allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted embedded font, aka "Windows Graphics Component RCE Vulnerability."
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 44.49% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 17 August 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/live meeting · microsoft/lync · microsoft/office · microsoft/skype for business · microsoft/word viewer · microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows vista
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 34.9% on 21 September 2026 to 44.5% on 26 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92288
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036564
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-097
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40255/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92288
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036564
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-097
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40255/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.