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CVE-2015-1641

7.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2015-04-14 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability — Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office contains a memory corruption vulnerability due to failure to properly handle rich text format files in memory. Successful exploitation allows for remote code execution in the context of the current user.

Added to KEV: 2021-11-03
Remediation due: 2022-05-03
Ransomware use: Unknown
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1641

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2015-04-14
Last modified: 2026-06-17
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0): 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses: CWE-787

Description

Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2 and 2013 SP1, and Office Web Apps Server 2010 SP2 and 2013 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTF document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected configurations

• microsoft office 2010 • microsoft office compatibility pack • microsoft office web apps 2010 • microsoft office web apps 2013 • microsoft outlook 2011 • microsoft sharepoint server 2010 • microsoft sharepoint server 2013 • microsoft word 2007 • microsoft word 2010 • microsoft word 2011 • microsoft word 2013

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write weakness

References