---
id: CVE-2016-0012
title: >-
  Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Excel 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Visio 2007
  SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2,
  Visio 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 SP1, PowerPoint
  2013 SP1, Vis…
summary: >-
  Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Excel 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Visio 2007
  SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2,
  Visio 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 SP1, PowerPoint
  2013 SP1, Vis…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-200
vendor: microsoft
product: excel
affected:
  - excel = 2007
  - excel = 2010
  - excel = 2013
  - excel = 2016
  - office = 2007
  - office = 2010
  - office = 2013
  - office = 2016
  - powerpoint = 2010
  - powerpoint = 2013
  - powerpoint = 2016
  - visio = 2007
  - visio = 2010
  - visio = 2013
  - visio = 2016
  - visual_basics = 6.0
  - word = 2007
  - word = 2010
  - word = 2013
  - word = 2016
published: '2016-01-13'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T16:17:10.653'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0012'
references:
  - url: 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034651'
    label: secure@microsoft.com
  - url: >-
      https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-004
    label: secure@microsoft.com
  - url: 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034651'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-004
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.10922
epssPercentile: 0.95825
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-15T15:04:08.322584Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T16:13:11.804Z'
---

## Overview

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Excel 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Visio 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Visio 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 SP1, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Visio 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Office 2016, Excel 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Visio 2016, Word 2016, and Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime allow remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Office ASLR Bypass."

## Affected

- `excel = 2007`
- `excel = 2010`
- `excel = 2013`
- `excel = 2016`
- `office = 2007`
- `office = 2010`
- `office = 2013`
- `office = 2016`
- `powerpoint = 2010`
- `powerpoint = 2013`
- `powerpoint = 2016`
- `visio = 2007`
- `visio = 2010`
- `visio = 2013`
- `visio = 2016`
- `visual_basics = 6.0`
- `word = 2007`
- `word = 2010`
- `word = 2013`
- `word = 2016`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.