Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2015-2520 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Microsoft Excel

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer7 documents5 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
69.2%
top 1.35%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
1
Microsoft Excel
Timeline
PublishedSep 9
Latest updateMay 14

Description

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel for Mac 2011 and 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/excel5 versions+4

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-vfxw-56g6-7rpq: Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel for Mac 2011 and 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execu↗2022-05-14
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CVEList
CVE-2015-2520: Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel for Mac 2011 and 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execu↗2015-09-09
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💥Exploits & PoCs

2
Exploit-DB
Microsoft Office 2007 - BIFFRecord Length Use-After-Free↗2015-09-16
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Exploit-DB
Zhone GPON 2520 R4.0.2.566b - Crash (PoC)↗2015-01-21
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

2
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - September 2015↗2015-09-08
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Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - September 2015↗2015-09-08
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CVE-2015-2520 — Microsoft Excel vulnerability | cvebase