Security bypass in Microsoft products - CVE-2015-2375

 

Security bypass in Microsoft products - CVE-2015-2375

Published: January 31, 2017 / Updated: March 10, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5561
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2375
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office
Microsoft SharePoint Server

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass Address Space Layout Randomization on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insecure memory release. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Excel file, trick the victim into opening it and bypass ASLR mechanism.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in security bypass on the vulnerable system.

How to mitigate CVE-2015-2375

Install update from vendor's website.

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