CVE-2015-6038
What it is
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel Viewer, and Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, and 2013 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 35.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 35.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.3 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 35.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-119 · Buffer errors
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Microsoft Excel 2007
- Microsoft Excel 2010
- Microsoft Excel 2013
- Microsoft Excel For Mac 2011
- Microsoft Excel For Mac 2016
- Microsoft Excel Viewer
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
- Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2007
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 9.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Is it in your code?
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References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77489
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034118
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034122
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-543
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-116
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77489
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034118
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034122
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-543
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-116