CVE-2016-4296
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-4296 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | certcc |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-01-06 21:59:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | When opening a Hangul Hcell Document (.cell) and processing a record that uses the CSSValFormat object, Hancom Office 2014 will search for an underscore ("_") character at the end of the string and write a null terminator after it. If the character is at the very end of the string, the application will mistakenly write the null-byte outside the bounds of its destination. This can result in heap corruption that can lead code execution under the context of the application |
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: 0.005270000 probability, percentile 0.672030000 (date 2026-05-11)
Problem Types: CWE-119 | unspecified
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Hancom | Hancom Office 2014 | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Hancom | Hancom Office | affected 2014 VP Trial HCell.exe Product version: 9.1.0.2176, HCellApp.dll Product version: 9.1.0.2176 HCellBook.dll Product version: 9.1.0.2176 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Talos - Talos 2016 0151 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.talosintelligence.com | Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Malformed Request | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.