CVE-2016-3304

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-3304
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-09 21:59:13 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe Windows font library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, 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 remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted embedded font, aka "Windows Graphics Component RCE Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3303.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.529760000 probability, percentile 0.979760000 (date 2026-05-12)

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Live Meeting 2007 All All All
Application Microsoft Lync 2010 All All All
Application Microsoft Lync 2010 All attendee All
Application Microsoft Lync 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2007 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2010 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Skype For Business 2016 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 All sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista All sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Word Viewer All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-097 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
Microsoft GDI+ - EMR_EXTTEXTOUTA and EMR_POLYTEXTOUTA Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (MS16-097) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Microsoft Graphics Component Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Microsoft Windows Graphics Component CVE-2016-3304 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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