Actively exploited · Published Aug 15, 2015 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2015-1642
High 7.8 Exploited
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds write in Office from Microsoft. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on March 3, 2022). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 53.1% (higher than 99% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)53.1%top 1.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Mar 3, 2022
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Federal agencies must remediate by Mar 24, 2022.
Official 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."
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- 20150901 Microsoft Word "TaskSymbol Control" Use After Free Vulnerability third-party-advisory, x_refsource_IDEFENSE
- MS15-081 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
- 1033239 vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1642 government-resource