CVE-2015-2423

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-2423
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-08-15 00:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, Windows 10, Excel 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Visio 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Visio 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Visio 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1, Visio 2013 RT SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, and Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allow remote attackers to gain privileges and obtain sensitive information via a crafted command-line parameter to an Office application or Notepad, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Unsafe Command Line Parameter Passing Vulnerability."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Excel 2007 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Excel 2010 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Excel 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Excel 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 All All All
Application Microsoft Office 2010 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Powerpoint 2010 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Powerpoint 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Powerpoint 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Visio 2007 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Visio 2010 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Visio 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Visio 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Visio 2016 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 - sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Rt - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista - sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Word 2007 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Word 2010 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Word 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Word 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Word 2016 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Windows Command Line Flaw Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-088 - Important | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass ASLR, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-079 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-081 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Office Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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