{"id":"CVE-2016-3316","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-3316","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T05:24:18.128Z","title":"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.\"","description":"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":"2016-08-09T21:59:23.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:45:29.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["microsoft/word","microsoft/word for mac"],"epss":{"score":0.47194,"percentile":0.9884,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.33513,"percentile":0.98348},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.47194,"percentile":0.98783}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2016-08-16","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":40238,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Word 2013/2016 - sprmSdyaTop Denial of Service (MS16-099)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40238","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/dos/40238.txt","file":"exploits/multiple/dos/40238.txt","published":"2016-08-16","added":"2016-08-16","updated":"2016-08-16","author":"COSIG","type":"dos","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2016-3316","MS16-099"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 47.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.47194,"from":0.33513,"percentile":0.98783},"summary":"EPSS moved from 33.5% to 47.2% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92300","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036559","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-099","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40238/","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92300","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036559","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-099","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40238/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3316","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}