VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2015-1770
Microsoft Office Uninitialized Memory Use Vulnerability
KEVHIGH 8.8EPSS 35.1%
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 18 April 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 and 2013 RT SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Uninitialized Memory Use Vulnerability."
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 35.10% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 28 March 2022 · due 18 April 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-824
- Affected
- microsoft/office
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1770
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75016Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032523Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-059Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75016Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032523Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-059Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1770US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.