Intrusion PreventionMS.Word.DOC.Handling.ASLR.Bypass.Information.Disclosure
Description
This indicates an attack attempt to exploit a Information Disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Office.
The vulnerability is caused by an error in the application when handling a malicious DOC file. An attacker can exploit this to gain sensitive information from vulnerable systems via a crafted DOC file.
Affected Products
Microsoft Word 2007
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Word for Mac 2011
Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011
Microsoft Word Viewer
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
Impact
Information Disclosure: Remote attackers can gain sensitive information from vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Apply the most recent upgrade or patch from the vendor.
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-133
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 43375 |
| Created | Nov 08, 2016 |
| Updated | May 02, 2022 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2016-7233 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 23.23% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows, MacOS |
| Affected App | MS_Office |