Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an older Microsoft Office flaw where a malicious Office document could expose sensitive memory data or crash the application or service processing it. The main urgency is for environments still running legacy Office, Word Viewer, Compatibility Pack, or affected SharePoint/Office Web Apps components. Exposure is most likely in legacy desktops, document-processing workflows, SharePoint Word Automation Services 2013 SP1, Office Web Apps 2010 SP2, Word Viewer, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and the listed Office 2007/2010 and Mac 2011 products. Prioritize remediation if legacy Office or affected SharePoint document services remain in use. This is not KEV-listed in the supplied data, but document-based exposure can affect many users and business workflows. Mitigation focus: Apply Microsoft MS16-133 guidance for all listed affected products.; Retire unsupported Office, Word Viewer, Compatibility Pack, and Mac 2011 installations.; Limit automatic processing of untrusted Office documents on SharePoint or Office Web Apps..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 20161108 Microsoft Office Out-of-Bounds Read Information Leak VulnerabilityCVE reference · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_IDEFENSE
- MS16-133CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
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