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CVE-2015-1642

Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 7.8EPSS 53.2%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 24 March 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

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

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
53.21% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 3 March 2022 · due 24 March 2022
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
microsoft/office
Source
secure@microsoft.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1642

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.