Buffer overflow in Corel Wordperfect

CVE-2015-6948

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Microsoft Word document conversion feature in Corel WordPerfect allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.041 (90.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2015-6948: held from 0.041 to 0.041.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-6948?
CVE-2015-6948 is a vulnerability in Corel Wordperfect, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-09-15.
Is CVE-2015-6948 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.