High severity · published Aug 15, 2015
CVE-2015-1642
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.8
CVSS
53.1%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
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."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)53.1% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Mar 3, 2022
Federal remediation dueMar 24, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OF
Office · Microsoft
2007; 2010; 2013 · source: NVD, KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1642
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1642
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
third-party-advisory
https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1203
vendor-advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-081
vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033239
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