9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2015-2555
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, and Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2 and 2013 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted calculatedColumnFormula object in an Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 14, 2015, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 12, 2018, 10:10 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-2555 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft sharepoint_server
2 Microsoft excel
3 Microsoft excel_for_mac
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-2555.

URL Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033803 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-517 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-110

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-2555 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-110 [Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-110 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033803 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033803 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-110 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-110 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-517 No Types Assigned http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-517 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033803 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a>
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x86:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-110 No Types Assigned http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-110 Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-2555 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

65.80 }} 1.22%

score

0.97999

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability