CVE-2015-1642
Actively exploited. CVE-2015-1642 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Microsoft Office contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Office allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document.
- Who is affected
- Users of Microsoft Office are affected by this vulnerability.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Install the latest security updates from Microsoft.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2015-1642: Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-03-03
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