CVE-2015-1770 is an uninitialized memory use vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 and 2013 RT SP1, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document. It carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability has been actively exploited in the wild, as confirmed by its presence in the KEV catalog and media coverage detailing its use in East Asia APT attacks, despite a lack of public exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB. The high EPSS score and significant community discussion further underscore its importance.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
2013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.