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

CVE-2015-2523 — 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 Buffer8 documents6 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
74.0%
top 1.17%
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 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, 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-wvvg-5wm7-67mv: Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel for Mac 2011 and 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Vie↗2022-05-14
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CVEList
CVE-2015-2523: Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel for Mac 2011 and 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Vie↗2015-09-09
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💥Exploits & PoCs

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Exploit-DB
Microsoft Excel 2007/2010/2013 - BIFFRecord Use-After-Free↗2015-09-16
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

4
Securelist
IT threat evolution Q1 2021. Non-mobile statistics↗2021-05-31
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Securelist
IT threat evolution Q1 2021. Non-mobile statistics↗2021-05-31
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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-2015-2523 — Microsoft Excel vulnerability | cvebase