{
  "cveId": "CVE-2016-3279",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3279",
  "summary": "CVE-2016-3279 is fixed in 24 products on 1 platform, first by KB3115322, released July 12, 2016. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.",
  "title": "Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability",
  "description": "\u003Cp\u003EA security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when it improperly handles the parsing of file formats. The security feature bypass by itself does not allow arbitrary code execution. However, to successfully exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to use it in conjunction with another vulnerability, such as a remote code execution vulnerability, to take advantage of the security feature bypass vulnerability and run arbitrary code.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to convince a user to open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Office software.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Office handles the parsing of file formats.\u003C/p\u003E",
  "published": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z",
  "severity": "Important",
  "epss": 0.16423,
  "epssPercentile": 0.96994,
  "priority": "High",
  "priorityTier": 3,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "exploitabilityAssessment": "Exploitation Less Likely",
  "vendorAdvisory": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3279",
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115322",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115322",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115322",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115322",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Excel 2013 RT Service Pack 1",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115262",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115262",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115262",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115262",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115262",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115262",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Excel 2016 (32-bit edition)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115272",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115272",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Excel 2016 (64-bit edition)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115272",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115272",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115315",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115315",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115315",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115315",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 2",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115318",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115318",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Office Web Apps 2013 Service Pack 1",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115289",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115289",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115118",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115118",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115118",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115118",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 RT Service Pack 1",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115254",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115254",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115254",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115254",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115254",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115254",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2 on Word Automation Services",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115312",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115312",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115317",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115317",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115317",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115317",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Word 2013 RT Service Pack 1",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115292",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115292",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115292",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115292",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115292",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115292",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115301",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115301",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3115301",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3115301",
      "released": "2016-07-12T07:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-07T06:34:28Z"
}