Actively exploited · Published Jul 14, 2015 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2015-2424

High 8.8 Exploited

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds write in PowerPoint 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 40.1% (higher than 99% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)40.1%top 1.4% 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 PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, and PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

1032899 vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
MS15-070 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2424 government-resource