#VU6178 Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2015-6122
Published: March 24, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6178
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6122
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel for macOS
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel for macOS
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Office
Software vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious Excel files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .xls file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious Excel files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .xls file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install upfate from vendor's website.