CVE-2015-6585 describes a critical type confusion vulnerability in hwpapp.dll within Hancom Hangul Word Processor, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted heap spray and a malicious HWPX file. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L), enabling high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, including reports of its use in attacks attributed to North Korea.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2014CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hancom:hangul_word_processor:2014:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/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.