Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel

CVE-2015-1682

Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 SP1, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, Office 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Office for…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.367 (97.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • 74481 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • 1032295 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
  • MS15-046 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1682?
CVE-2015-1682 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-05-13.
Is CVE-2015-1682 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.