CVE-2015-1641 · netVigilance record NV21-0005
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption
past due
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA deadline 2022-05-03 · passed 4 years 4 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
Microsoft Office contains a memory corruption vulnerability due to failure to properly handle rich text format files in memory. Successful exploitation allows for remote code execution in the context of the current user.
Who is affected
Microsoft Office. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-399.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 4 years 4 months ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2015-1641 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1641
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1641