Microsoft Excel CVE-2016-7265 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel software reads out of bound memory due to an uninitialized variable, which could disclose the contents of memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could view out of bound memory. Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Excel software. The security update addresses the vulnerability by properly initializing the affected variable.

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Microsoft Excel 2013 RT Service Pack 1
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Excel 2016 x86
Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Excel Viewer 2007 Service Pack 3
Excel Services on Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2 Bad
Excel Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Excel 2016 x64
Excel Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)

CVE References

CVE-2016-7265