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CVE-2016-3235

HIGHCISA KEV

7.8

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."

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published6/16/2016

Last Modified4/22/2026

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMicrosoft

ProductOffice

Vulnerability NameMicrosoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2021-11-03

Remediation Due Date2022-05-03

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

microsoft:visiomicrosoft:visio_viewer

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137490/Microsoft-Visio-DLL-Hijacking.html(secure@microsoft.com)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/32(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538685/100/0/threaded(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036093(secure@microsoft.com)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-070(secure@microsoft.com)

https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150804/microsoft_visio_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities.html(secure@microsoft.com)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137490/Microsoft-Visio-DLL-Hijacking.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/32(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538685/100/0/threaded(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036093(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-070(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150804/microsoft_visio_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3235(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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