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CVE-2016-7182: Microsoft Live Meeting: Code execution

CVE-2016-7182 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.8 and affects Microsoft Live Meeting. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

The Graphics component in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Office 2007 SP3; Office 2010 SP2; Word Viewer; Skype for Business 2016; Lync 2013 SP1; Lync 2010; Lync 2010 Attendee; and Live Meeting 2007 Console allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted True Type font, aka "True Type Font Parsing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.0 9.8: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
  • Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
  • Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
  • User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
  • Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
  • Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
  • Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Underlying weakness

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Live Meeting: 2007
  • Microsoft Lync: 2010; 2013 sp1
  • Microsoft Office: 2007 sp3; 2010 sp2
  • Microsoft Skype For Business: 2016
  • Microsoft Word Viewer: all versions listed by NVD
  • Microsoft Windows 10: all versions listed by NVD; 1511; 1607
  • Microsoft Windows 7: all versions listed by NVD
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions listed by NVD
  • Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1: all versions listed by NVD
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008: all versions listed by NVD; r2 sp1
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012: all versions listed by NVD; r2
  • Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions listed by NVD

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