Microsoft Office up to 2013 SP1 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Office up to 2013 SP1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-0085. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Office up to 2013 SP1 (Office Suite Software). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 03/10/2015 with 3S Labs as MS15-022 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-0085 since 11/18/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81757 (MS15-022: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3038999)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110251 (Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS15-022)).

Applying the patch MS15-022 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 17161.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (101147), Tenable (81757), SecurityFocus (BID 72899†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031896†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48965†). Similar entries are available at VDB-73964, VDB-73966, VDB-73967 and VDB-74393. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack SP3

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 81757
Nessus Name: MS15-022: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3038999)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Suite Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (3038999)
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Patch: MS15-022
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-022
Organization: 3S Labs
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-0085 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0085
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73965

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X-Force: 101147 - Microsoft Office use after free code execution
SecurityFocus: 72899 - Microsoft Office CVE-2015-0085 Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031896 - Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 48965 - [MS15-022] Microsoft Multiple Office Products Remote Code Execution via Crafted Office Files - CVE-2015-0085, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 10:34
Updated: 04/15/2022 08:41
Changes: 03/11/2015 10:34 (79), 06/22/2017 10:39 (8), 04/15/2022 08:39 (3), 04/15/2022 08:41 (1)
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