Actively exploited · Published Jun 10, 2015 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2015-1770
High 8.8 Exploited
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Office from Microsoft. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on March 28, 2022). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 35.0% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)35.0%top 1.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Mar 28, 2022
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Federal agencies must remediate by Apr 18, 2022.
Official description
Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 and 2013 RT SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Uninitialized Memory Use Vulnerability."
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-824 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- 75016 vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
- 1032523 vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
- MS15-059 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1770 government-resource