microsoft word-viewer CVE-2015-2424 vulnerability in Microsoft Products
Published on July 14, 2015

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Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, and PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Microsoft PowerPoint Memory Corruption Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Microsoft PowerPoint allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Office document.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by March 24, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?

The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.

CVE-2015-2424 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2015-2424

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Microsoft Word Viewer
 
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Microsoft Office
 
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
 
Microsoft Excel Viewer
 

What versions are vulnerable to CVE-2015-2424?