Microsoft Office up to Word Viewer memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Office. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-1642. In addition, an exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Office (Office Suite Software). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, and 2013 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 08/11/2015 with Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs as MS15-081 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-1642 since 02/17/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85350 (MS15-081: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3080790)), 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 110258 (Microsoft Office Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS15-081)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 03/03/2022 with a due date of 03/24/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Applying the patch MS15-081 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 19705.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Zero-Day.cz (371), Tenable (85350), SecurityFocus (BID 76200†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033239†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51853†). See VDB-77002, VDB-77044, VDB-77045 and VDB-77046 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 85350
Nessus Name: MS15-081: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3080790)
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OpenVAS ID: 100868
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Suite Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (3080790)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-081
Organization: Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-1642 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1642
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77043

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SecurityFocus: 76200 - Microsoft Office CVE-2015-1642 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033239 - Microsoft Office Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 51853 - [MS15-081] Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2015-1642, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2015 12:33
Updated: 09/09/2024 22:29
Changes: 08/12/2015 12:33 (71), 10/05/2017 18:18 (11), 06/09/2022 08:37 (3), 04/23/2024 10:13 (26), 07/08/2024 14:04 (2), 07/17/2024 00:12 (12), 09/09/2024 22:29 (1)
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