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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2016-0012Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: microsoft · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2016-0012Unknown / EvaluatingMEDIUM (raw)CVSS 4.3CWE-200

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Excel 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Visio 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Visio 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 SP1, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Visio 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Office 2016, Excel 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Visio 2016, Word 2016, and Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime allow remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Office ASLR Bypass."

Published: 13 Jan 2016•Last updated: 15 Oct 2026, 09:47 PM IST•Source identifier: secure@microsoft.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 2 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
4.3MEDIUM (raw)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Metric sourcenvd@nist.gov
EPSS probability
10.9%0.109
Percentile96th
Weakness type
CWE-200
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Excel 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Visio 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Visio 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 SP1, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Visio 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Office 2016, Excel 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Visio 2016, Word 2016, and Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime allow remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Office ASLR Bypass."

SOC priority

Medium

Actively exploited

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: Microsoft or Microsoft-managed product relevance; No confirmed exploitation signal in current enrichment

Affected Products & Remediation

6 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • microsoft excel · 2007; 2010; 2013; 2016 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft office · 2007; 2010; 2013; 2016 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft powerpoint · 2010; 2013; 2016 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft visio · 2007; 2010; 2013; 2016 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft visual basics · 6.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft word · 2007; 2010; 2013; 2016 · NVD CPE · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

Not provided by source

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched user-interaction-client (CVSS AV:N, CVSS UI:R)

Exposure

  1. Identify endpoints reporting this CVE, especially those used for email and web browsing.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A network vector that needs user interaction points at user-facing client software. · Rule user-interaction-client

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review unusual child processes started by the affected client application on affected endpoints.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Hunting hypothesis from the CVSS vector; it does not show that exploitation occurred. · Rule user-interaction-client

Response

  1. Confirm the source-stated update on affected endpoints.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A follow-up inventory check verifies remediation. · Rule user-interaction-client

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
secure@microsoft.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · NVD API
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x86:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

2 public sources
nvd.nist.govSource recorddocs.microsoft.comSource record

Linked by the query's stored exact CVE association. Review required tables and validation status before use.

Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2016-0012
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2016-0012
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2016-0012"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
Open KQL Library

Correlated briefings

— No published briefing references this CVE

SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.