Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2015-2468
Published: January 24, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5288
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2468
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Word Automation Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Word Automation Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing Microsoft Office documents. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted Office document, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-2468
Install updates from Microsoft website.