Corel WordPerfect Microsoft Word Document Conversion memory corruption
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Corel WordPerfect. This impacts an unknown function of the component Microsoft Word Document Conversion. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-6948. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Corel WordPerfect (Word Processing Software) (affected version not known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Microsoft Word Document Conversion. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Microsoft Word document conversion feature in Corel WordPerfect allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document.
The weakness was disclosed 09/15/2015 (Website). The advisory is available at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-6948 since 09/15/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Vulnerability Center (SBV-52598†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
09/15/2015 🔍09/15/2015 🔍
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09/16/2015 🔍
09/16/2015 🔍
06/15/2022 🔍
Sources
Advisory: zerodayinitiative.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2015-6948 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6948
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77702
SecurityTracker: 1033559
Vulnerability Center: 52598 - Corel WordPerfect Remote Code Execution due to Heap-Based Buffer Overflow via a Crafted Document, Medium
Entry
Created: 09/16/2015 10:42Updated: 06/15/2022 12:54
Changes: 09/16/2015 10:42 (45), 12/23/2017 13:11 (7), 06/15/2022 12:54 (3)
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