CVE-2016-3233

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

14.82% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 96.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-15.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2016-06-16 01:00Z10 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-10-15 15:25Z13 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2016-03-15

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

f08c408a4f8fd768e343a2f0e885bc0867e63d54d3c6127f1e0b28896dc4c280

• docs.microsoft.comMS16-070https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-070vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
• www.securitytracker.com1036093http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036093vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK