Use-after-free error in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Office - CVE-2015-1651
Published: January 27, 2017 / Updated: March 10, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5466
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:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1651
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to use-after-free error when processing Microsoft Word documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Microsoft Word document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-1651
Install update from vendor's website.