#VU5565 Memory corruption in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Excel for macOS - CVE-2015-2523
Published: January 31, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5565
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2015-2523
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel for macOS
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel for macOS
Software vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing Excel documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Excel file, trick the victim into opening it, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.