Integer underflow in Microsoft products - CVE-2015-2470

Detailed vulnerability description

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.

How to mitigate CVE-2015-2470

Sources

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