⚠ 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-2015-2545 — Improper Input Validation in Microsoft Office

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation27 documents10 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
93.4%
top 0.18%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2022-03-03
Due 2022-03-24
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Affected products
1
Microsoft Office
Timeline
PublishedSep 9
KEV addedMar 3
KEV dueMar 24
Latest updateFeb 12
CISA Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, and 2013 RT SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EPS image, aka "Microsoft Office Malformed EPS File 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/office4 versions+3

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-qgf7-rc56-jhwp: Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, and 2013 RT SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EPS image, aka "Microso↗2022-05-14
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VulnCheck
Microsoft Office Malformed EPS File Vulnerability↗2015
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
CISA
Microsoft Office Malformed EPS File Vulnerability↗2022-03-03
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

12
Fortinet
Debugging PostScript with Ghostscript↗2018-07-26
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Unit42
Patchwork Continues to Deliver BADNEWS to the Indian Subcontinent↗2018-03-07
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Unit42
Patchwork Continues to Deliver BADNEWS to the Indian Subcontinent↗2018-03-07
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Fortinet
Evasive Malware Campaign Abuses Free Cloud Service, Targets Korean Speakers↗2017-09-20
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Securelist
Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2016. Review of the year. Overall statistics for 2016↗2016-12-14
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📄Research Papers

1
arXiv
Investigation of Advanced Persistent Threats Network-based Tactics, Techniques and Procedures↗2025-02-12
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💬Community

10
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8478 v8: multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 4.7.80.23↗2015-12-08
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Bugzilla
CVE-2015-6767 chromium-browser: Use-after-free in AppCache↗2015-12-02
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Bugzilla
CVE-2015-6769 chromium-browser: Cross-origin bypass in core↗2015-12-02
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Bugzilla
CVE-2015-6770 chromium-browser: Cross-origin bypass in DOM↗2015-12-02
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Bugzilla
CVE-2015-6765 chromium-browser: Use-after-free in AppCache↗2015-12-02
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