CVE-2016-3235

Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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."

Microsoft Visio 2007 SP3, Visio 2010 SP2, Visio 2013 SP1, Visio 2016, Visio Viewer 2007 SP3 y Visio Viewer 2010 no maneja adecuadamente la carga de librerías, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios a través de una aplicación manipulada, también conocida como "Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability."

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.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-12-08 First Exploit
2016-03-15 CVE Reserved
2016-06-15 CVE Published
2021-11-03 Exploited in Wild
2022-05-03 KEV Due Date
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-10-20 EPSS Updated

CWE

CAPEC

References (18)

URL	Tag	Source
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137490/Microsoft-Visio-DLL-Hijacking.html	Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/32	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538685/100/0/threaded	Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036093	Broken Link
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150801/com__services_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.html
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150805/event_viewer_snapin_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities.html
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150803/windows_authentication_ui_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.html
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20151102/shutdown_ux_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.html
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150802/shockwave_flash_object_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.html
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150806/ole_db_provider_for_oracle_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities.html
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150905/nps_datastore_server_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.html
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150906/bda_mpeg2_transport_information_filter_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.html
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20151101/mapsupdatetask_task_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.html
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150904/windows_mail_find_people_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.html
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150804/microsoft_visio_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities.html

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41706	2015-12-08
https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150804/microsoft_visio_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities.html	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-070	2024-07-24

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Visio Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visio"				2007 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visio" and version "2007"		sp3		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Visio Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visio"				2010 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visio" and version "2010"		sp2		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Visio Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visio"				2013 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visio" and version "2013"		sp1		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Visio Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visio"				2016 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visio" and version "2016"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Visio Viewer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visio Viewer"				2007 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visio Viewer" and version "2007"		sp3		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Visio Viewer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visio Viewer"				2010 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visio Viewer" and version "2010"		-		Affected