9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2015-2558
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, Excel Viewer, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, and 2013 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long fileVersion element in an Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:27 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-2558 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 excel_viewer
2 Microsoft sharepoint_server
3 Microsoft excel
4 Microsoft office_compatibility_pack
5 Microsoft office_sharepoint_server
6 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-2015-2558.

URL Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033803 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-516 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-110
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033803 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-516 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-110

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-2558 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-2558 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033803
    Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-516
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-110
  • 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-15-516 No Types Assigned http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-516 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:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x86:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp3:x32:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp3:x64:*:*:*:*:* *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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-2558 is associated with the following CWEs:

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-2015-2558 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

75.49 }} 9.69%

score

0.98371

percentile

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