Microsoft Office 2010/2011/2016 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft Office 2010/2011/2016. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-6040. No exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Office 2010/2011/2016 (Office Suite Software). Affected is 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 weakness was published 12/08/2015 by Steven Vittitoe with Google Project Zero as MS15-131 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-6040 since 08/14/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87329 (MS15-131: Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3116111) (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110262 (Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS15-131)).

Applying the patch MS15-131 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 22071.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (87329), SecurityFocus (BID 78543†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54897†). Similar entries are available at VDB-79501, VDB-79502, VDB-79503 and VDB-79504. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 87329
Nessus Name: MS15-131: Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3116111) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 800218
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (3116111)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-131
Researcher: Steven Vittitoe
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-6040 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6040
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79500
SecurityFocus: 78543 - Microsoft Office CVE-2015-6040 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034324
Vulnerability Center: 54897 - [MS15-131] Microsoft Excel, Excel Viewer and Office Compatibility Pack Remote Code Execution - CVE-2015-6040, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/09/2015 12:18
Updated: 06/29/2022 08:42
Changes: 12/09/2015 12:18 (69), 05/12/2018 09:21 (11), 06/29/2022 08:42 (4)
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