CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-3235
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability — Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) dynamic link library (DLL) contains a side loading vulnerability due to it improperly validating input before loading libraries. Successful exploitation allows for remote code execution.
- Added to KEV
- 2021-11-03
- Remediation due
- 2022-05-03
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Notes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3235
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2016-06-16
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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."
Affected configurations
• microsoft visio 2007
• microsoft visio 2010
• microsoft visio 2013
• microsoft visio 2016
• microsoft visio viewer 2007
• microsoft visio viewer 2010
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137490/Microsoft-Visio-DLL-Hijacking.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/32 Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538685/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036093 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-070 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150804/microsoft_visio_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137490/Microsoft-Visio-DLL-Hijacking.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/32 Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538685/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036093 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-070 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150804/microsoft_visio_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3235 US Government Resource