What is CVE-2015-6124?

CVE-2015-6124 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-12-09.

Is CVE-2015-6124 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office

CVE-2015-6124

Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, and Office Compatibility Pack SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.137 (96.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Microsoft Office — versions 2010, 2013
Microsoft Office_compatibility_pack
Microsoft Word — versions 2007
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-6124?: CVE-2015-6124 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-12-09.
Is CVE-2015-6124 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.