7.8High
KEV
CVE-2016-3235Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability
Known exploited — Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability
CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 03.11.2021. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 03.05.2022.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3235
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."
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | visio | 2007 | |
| microsoft | visio viewer | 2007 |
References and patches
- https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150804/microsoft_visio_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
- MS16-070 vendor-advisoryPatchVendor Advisory
- 20160615 Microsoft Visio multiple DLL side loading vulnerabilities mailing-listBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- 1036093 vdb-entryBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137490/Microsoft-Visio-DLL-Hijacking.html Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- 20160615 Microsoft Visio multiple DLL side loading vulnerabilities mailing-listBroken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3235 US Government Resource
CPE matches (NVD) (6)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio_viewer:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio_viewer:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*