Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office
CVE-2015-2468
Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Office for Mac 2011, Office for Mac 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Viewer, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2 and 2013 SP1, Word Web Apps 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps Server 2013 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.295 (98.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.295 · newest: 0.295 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Office — versions 2010, 2011, 2016
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
- Microsoft Sharepoint Server — versions 2010, 2013
- Microsoft Word — versions 2007, 2010, 2013
- Microsoft Word Viewer
- Microsoft Word Web Apps — versions 2010
- Microsoft Word Web Apps Server — versions 2013
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-081 (vendor-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37912/ (exploit)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033239 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-2468?
- CVE-2015-2468 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-08-15.
- Is CVE-2015-2468 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.