Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office
CVE-2015-2469
Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, and Office for Mac 2011 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: 0.269 (98.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.269 · newest: 0.269 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Office — versions 2010, 2011
- Microsoft Word — versions 2007, 2010
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37910/ (exploit)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-081 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033239 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-2469?
- CVE-2015-2469 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-2015-2469 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.