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CVE-2016-7244

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Denial of Servic…

Published Nov 10, 2016 · corrected/updated Oct 15, 2026 · microsoft office · evidence confidence high

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2016-7244 is a medium public vulnerability record for microsoft office. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether microsoft office is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: microsoft/office (2007). Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: CVSS 5.5, EPSS 16.5%. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Weakness classes: CWE-284. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, epss, nvd. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV. Not in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    No required-action text is stored yet. Use the vendor or CERT links in Sources for patch availability.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 10, 2016 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Denial of Service Vulnerability."

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Affected

  • cpe microsoft/office2007

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-7244

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-7244

    30-day exploitation probability 16.5%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2016-7244

    Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Denial of Service Vulnerability."

    nvd.nist.gov

References