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CVE-2016-3235

Microsoft Visio 2007 SP3, Visio 2010 SP2, Visio 2013 SP1, Visio 2016, Visio Viewer 2007 SP3, and Visio Viewer 2010 mishandle library loading, which...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
March 15, 2016
Published Date
June 16, 2016
Last Updated
February 10, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Visio
Description
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."
Tags
cisa metasploit_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.8 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

9.3

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150804/microsoft_visio_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities.html https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-070 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538685/100/0/threaded http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036093 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137490/Microsoft-Visio-DLL-Hijacking.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/32

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/office_ole_multiple_dll_hijack.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:35 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

office_ole_multiple_dll_hijack

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2016-3235

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Metasploit