CVE-2015-1642
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8 · Out-of-bounds write · actively exploited (CISA KEV)
7.8CVSS HIGH exploited
Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities).
Added to KEV 2022-03-03. US federal agencies must patch by 2022-03-24.
Summary
Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, and 2013 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)53%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-081 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-081Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033239Advisory
- https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1203Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1642