⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2022-03-03. Federal agencies required to patch by 2022-03-24. Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions..

CVE-2015-1642 — Out-of-bounds Write in Microsoft Office

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds WriteCWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer8 documents6 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
72.9%
top 1.22%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2022-03-03
Due 2022-03-24
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Affected products
1
Microsoft Office
Timeline
PublishedAug 15
KEV addedMar 3
KEV dueMar 24
Latest updateMay 14
CISA Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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 vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/office2007, 2010, 2013+2

Patches

Patch: docs.microsoft.com ↗Patch: docs.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-f9w6-fcw4-8qmv: Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, and 2013 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memo↗2022-05-14
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VulnCheck
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability↗2015
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
CISA
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability↗2022-03-03
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

4
Krebs
Adobe, MS Push Patches, Oracle Drops Drama↗2015-08-11
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Qualys
Patch Tuesday August 2015 | Qualys↗2015-08-11
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Qualys
Patch Tuesday August 2015 | Qualys↗2015-08-11
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Krebs
Adobe, MS Push Patches, Oracle Drops Drama – Krebs on Security↗2015-08-01
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