Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU5293

Integer underflow in Microsoft products - CVE-2015-2470

Published: January 24, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU5293

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2470

CWE-ID: CWE-191

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow when processing Microsoft Office files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted Office file and execute arbitrary commands on the target system with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

Affected software

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office for macOS

How to mitigate CVE-2015-2470

Install updates from Microsoft website.

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

Exploit #857 - Microsoft Office 2007 - MSPTLS Heap Index Integer Underflow (MS15-081) (March 18, 2020)

External References

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms15-081.aspx

Related Security Bulletins

Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office