CVE-2015-2521

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-2521
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-09-09 00:59:33 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, 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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

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 2010 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Excel Viewer All All All All
Application Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack All sp3 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-099 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
Microsoft Office 2007 - OLESSDirectyEntry.CreateTime Type Confusion - Windows dos Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Flaws Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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