CVE-2015-6040

Published: Dec 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, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, 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 (7)

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

4 products

Office Compatibility Pack

Configuration A

7 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Excel	Version 2007 sp3
Microsoft Excel	Version 2010 sp2
Microsoft Excel	Version 2010 sp2
Microsoft Excel For Mac	Version 2011
Microsoft Excel For Mac	Version 2016
Microsoft Excel Viewer	All versions
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-119

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 (4)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034324

Source: secure@microsoft.com

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-131

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034324

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

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-131

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

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