Buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel
CVE-2015-6038
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel Viewer, and Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, and 2013 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.329 (98.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Excel — versions 2007, 2010, 2013
- Microsoft Excel_for_mac — versions 2011, 2016
- Microsoft Excel_viewer
- Microsoft Office_compatibility_pack
- Microsoft Sharepoint_server — versions 2007, 2010, 2013
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-6038?
- CVE-2015-6038 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-11-11.
- Is CVE-2015-6038 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.