9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2015-6040
Microsoft Office Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 9, 2015, 11:59 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-2015-6040 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 excel
3 Microsoft office_compatibility_pack
4 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-2015-6040.

URL Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034324
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-131

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-6040 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-6040 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/MS15-131 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-131 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034324 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 09, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x86:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-131 No Types Assigned http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-131 Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 09, 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.
Exploit Prediction

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

55.87 }} 20.14%

score

0.97762

percentile

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