CVE-2015-2521

Published: Sep 9, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

9.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Microsoft 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."

Affected (5)

Products: Microsoft: Excel, Excel Viewer, Office Compatibility Pack

3 products

Office Compatibility Pack

Configuration A

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Excel	Version 2007 sp3
Microsoft Excel	Version 2010 sp2
Microsoft Excel	Version 2010 sp2
Microsoft Excel Viewer	All versions
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack	All versions

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (6)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033488

Source: secure@microsoft.com

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-099

Source: secure@microsoft.com

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38216/

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033488

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-099

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38216/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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