CVE-2015-1641 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting various Microsoft Word and Office products, including Word 2007-2013, Office Compatibility Pack, Word Automation Services, and Office Web Apps Server. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted RTF document. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction but with low attack complexity. The vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, as indicated by its presence in the KEV catalog and high EPSS score, and has garnered substantial community discussion and media coverage despite a lack of public Metasploit or ExploitDB modules.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2011CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2011:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.