Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel
CVE-2015-2523
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel for Mac 2011 and 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office 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: 0.303 (98.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.303 · newest: 0.303 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Excel — versions 2007, 2010, 2011
- Microsoft Excel Viewer
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033488 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38214/ (exploit)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-099 (vendor-advisory)