Intrusion PreventionMS.Office.Word.wwlib.dll.Memory.Corruption
Description
This indicates an attack attempt to exploit a Memory Corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Office.
The vulnerability is due to improper handling of certain objects when the vulnerable software attempts to access a specially crafted doc file. An attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code within the context of the logged in user via a crafted doc file.
Affected Products
Microsoft Office 2010
Microsoft Office 2013
Microsoft Office 2013 RT
Microsoft Office 2016
Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac
Impact
System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Apply the most recent upgrade or patch from the vendor.
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-088
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
| Date | Version | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-22 | 15.729 | Name:MS. Office. Wwlib. Memory. Corruption:MS. Office. Word. wwlib. dll. Memory. Corruption |
| 2019-06-10 | 14.629 | Severity:critical:high |
| ID | 42708 |
| Created | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Updated | May 02, 2022 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2016-3281 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 48.56% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows, MacOS |
| Affected App | MS_Office |